AGRA: Yash Verma, 19, was allegedly beaten up brutally by a cop over suspicion of theft in a shop close to his brother’s shop in Agra’s Chhatta area. The youth was admitted to a private hospital on Wednesday after his condition started deteriorating.
The victim’s family approached BJP MLA Yogendra Upadhyay and narrated the incident. Upadhyay assured them that he would speak to senior police officials.
Yash’s elder brother Prashant Verma has a shop in Khalsa Gali where they polish silver jewellery. Yash also visited the shop frequently to help his brother. Prashant told media persons that there was a theft reported in one of the shops in the area on Sunday. Next day, police had called everyone who were present in their shops that day, for questioning. All of them were released in the evening after inquiry.
On Tuesday, chowki incharge Peepli Mandi, called Yash to the police station and allegedly beat him up and forced him to admit to the crime, which he did not commit, claimed Yash’s elder brother Prashant.
Talking to TOI, Yash’s uncle Mithan Lal Verma said that his nephew, a student of class XII, is innocent and police beat him up brutally over suspicion of theft. His condition was bad, so he has been admitted to the hospital. “We have reported this to BJP MLA Upadhyay and urged him for justice in the matter,” he said.
When contacted, Chhatta police station incharge RK Singh said that “though all allegations are baseless, the matter is being inquired into”.
