Delhi: Sikh tempo driver & son thrashed by police, narrate their ordeal

Reports say the Sarabjeet and his son Balwant’s tempo had bumped into a police vehicle in Mukherjee Nagar area last evening following which an argument broke out.

New Delhi: All those policemen who assaulted him and his son Balwant brutally on Sunday deserve stringent punishment, demands Sarabjeet Singh, a tempo driver, as he narrates his ordeal to ABP News. Three cops were suspended after the video of the duo being beaten up went viral and gained national attention. The matter was vigorously taken up by the Sikh community which protested outside the Mukherjee police station on Sunday night where the father and son were dragged to and locked. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visited the house of the injured driver and offered support. Condemning the incident, he said, the errant cops must face strict action. Action against cops must act as a deterrent: Sarabjeet Singh Speaking to ABP News after being released, Sarabjeet said, “I did not use any kind of objectionable language against the policemen. I don't understand why I was beaten up. They were in uniforms so were misusing the powers. It was clear display of their arrogance in uniform. Policemen must not forget their duty is to serve and protect us, not thrash public. Today it is us; tomorrow it will be someone else. It is therefore important for them to face punishment so that it acts as a deterrent and in future a policeman would think 10 times before doing anything like this. Was beaten in a room where there was no CCTV: Balwant Balwant, a minor, was seen in the visuals trying to save his father from getting attacked but was overpowered by the cops and taken to the police station. He said: “They took me to a room, locked it and beat up severely. They deliberately took me to a room which did not have a CCTV. I have lot of bruises on my body and have suffered a fracture” Sarabjeet attacked an officer with sword: Police Reports say the Sarabjeet and his son Balwant’s tempo had bumped into a police vehicle in Mukherjee Nagar area last evening following which an argument broke out.  The police have blamed the auto driver for the incident saying that he attacked a police officer with a sword and injured another with the vehicle."The alleged incident was followed by an accident caused by a Gramin Sewa tempo to a police vehicle. Thereafter, a police officer was also assaulted on the head by the tempo driver with a sword," a police communique said. It said, "Further, the tempo was driven dangerously and caused injuries to a policeman in the leg."  The police said that matter was being personally enquired into by Additional DCP and prompt action will be taken, reported ANI.

Delhi Police brutality in Mukherjee Nagar is highly condemnanble and unjustified. I demand an impartial probe into the whole incident & strict action against the guilty. Protectors of citizens can't be allowed to turn into uncontrolled violent mobsters.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 17, 2019

Three cops suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest Delhi) Vijyanta Arya suspended Assistant Sub-inspector Sanjay Malik and Devendra and constable Pushpendra in connection with the case.  It is alleged that the policemen dragged the driver and his son, belonging to the Sikh community, out of their auto and thrashed them for "no reason". Protest held outside Mukherjee Nagar police station and GT Ring Road Former Delhi Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee president Manjit Singh GK compared the police action with the 1984 Sikh riots and demanded strict action against the errant cops.He said, "Policemen stopped the auto driver and pointed a pistol at him, he was later dragged out of the vehicle and brutally thrashed." "The accused policemen should be dismissed and the case should be registered against them. We will continue our protest till our demands are not fulfilled," he said.