Youth’s detention to be probed

Pune: Judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) Govind Rathode has asked the senior police inspector of the Deccan police station to conduct an inquiry into a private criminal complaint lodged by one Tanaji Sankpal alleging that his son was illegally detained and beaten up by a sub-inspector, a head constable and other staff.
According to Sankpal, a resident of Kalas, his son, Amar (21), who works as a part-time waiter at the Bamboo House restaurant in Shivajinagar, was called for an inquiry at the Shivajinagar police chowkey on June 28 following a complaint by a customer who lost his cellular phone at the restaurant.
Sankpal alleged that Amar was detained for eight hours by sub-inspector Rajaram Shelke, head constable Ashrafkhan Pathan and other staff, and beaten up. The police allegedly demanded a payment of Rs 6,000 to close the matter.
Sankpal said that on July 6, Pathan visited his house and again demanded Rs 6,000, which he refused to pay. Around 4 am on Thursday, the police again took Amar in for questioning. Sankpal moved an application after Amar was not produced in the court on Thursday. He also demanded an inquiry into the matter.