Several students of Delhi University Law Faculty gathered outside the Adarsh Nagar Police station on Saturday night after it was alleged that, a law faculty student was assaulted and ill-treated by the police.
Pramod Kumar, a third year Law student has allegedly accused that some police personnel of Adarsh Nagar Police Station has tortured him, gave him third degree, abused him and even used castiest remarks.
Pramod also said that, he had sent a complaint to the DCP, North West and also tried to lodge a FIR at Maurice Nagar police station, but the cops there told him that, the matter falls under the jurisdiction of Adarsh Nagar after which Pramod went to Adarsh Nagar.
In his complaint, Pramod states that, ' on August 25 at 1.15 pm. I got a call from Adarsh Nagar police station regarding that three persons including my nephew Amar has been arrested and when he reached the station and asked why they have been arrested, the cops started thrashing me and hit me on my private parts.
According to the sources, Pramod's nephew was earlier booked in March 2019 under POCSO Act 12 and had sent to jail and was out on bail. Further his nephew is also accused in a case of extortion and Arms Act regarding which an FIR has been lodged at Adarsh Nagar police station.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said, an FIR has been registered on the complaint of Pramod under relevant sections including SC/ST act and probe has initiated.
