Three UP cops suspended over assault on youth in police station

Varanasi: Jaunpur superintendent of police took disciplinary action on Saturday by suspending an inspector who was captured in a viral video subjecting a youth to severe physical abuse. Two constables who assisted the inspector during the incident faced suspension as well.Jaunpur uperintendent of Police Kaustubh said as the investigation report confirmed misbehaviour with a youth by Mungra Badshahpur police station's former in-charge Vinod Kumar Mishra, he was suspended. Inspector Dilip Kumar Singh has replaced Mishra as the new Mungra Badshahpur police station in-charge. The SP also ordered the suspension of two police constables Vipin Yadav and Chandan Singh, who assisted Mishra in brutalising the youth.On Apr 24, the Jaunpur SP ordered a probe into a viral video that showed Mishra brutally beating a youth inside the police station, while two police constables forcibly kept him standing against a pillar. To ensure an impartial investigation, Mishra was attached to the police lines.A family conflict erupted last week in Hemapur Tarahathi, within the jurisdiction of Mungra Badshahpur police station, involving a local resident named Taufiq. His adversaries, including one Mujahid, lodged a police complaint against him, alleging assault and verbal abuse. According to Taufiq's statement, police officers brought him from his residence to the station for interrogation regarding this complaint. He claimed that the station in-charge restrained him by tying him to a pole and subjected him to physical abuse with a belt for thirty minutes.Following the assault, the victim lost consciousness. The station head's brutality continued as he struck the individual repeatedly with both wooden and plastic chairs. A bystander captured the violent incident on camera, which subsequently spread across social media platforms. The 40-second footage caught the attention of senior authorities. Subsequently, Dilip Kumar Singh received the appointment as the new station head.