Man hung upside down, beaten over theft suspicion; 1 held
Jaipur, May 25 -- A man arrested for allegedly hanging a truck driver upside down with a rope from an earthmover in Beawar district and thrashing him over the suspicion of cement theft, police on Saturday said.
The incident, which was captured in a video and attracted a strong condemnation from Congress, led to the arrest of the accused under section 170 of BNSS (arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences).
Sub-inspector Naval Kishore, posted at the Raipur Police Station (Beawar), said the video showed accused Tejpal Singh beating the man whose legs were tied to the bucket loader of the earthmover with a rope.
"Primary investigation shows that Tejpal tortured his driver Yakub on suspicion of diesel and cement theft. Tejpal runs a factory and had sent his driver to Jaipur with a dumper loaded with cement nearly two and a half months ago," he said.
The SHO said the victim has not lodged any complaint yet.
"Further action will be taken on FIR registration by the victim," another officer said.
The state Congress denounced the BJP government over the incident, alleging "poor" law and order.
Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot asked the government how long the "mafia rule" would continue in Rajasthan?"The public is asking when will this scary game being played with the connivance of the police and administration stop?" he said in a post on X.
PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra said, "The hooliganism of mafias is at its peak in Rajasthan. In the weak BJP government, there is no fear of law on the mafias."He added, "This inhuman and cruel incident has raised serious questions on law and order, police inaction and political protection being given to criminals in the BJP rule in the state."Dotasra said that the incident was a blot on the entire system.
BJP spokesperson Laxmikant Bharadwaj said, "The BJP government is always serious about such matter. We maintain a zero tolerance against any crime. The police have taken an immediate action against the accused and he has been arrested, unlike an FIR, which also used to get delayed during the Congress regime."...
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