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Mumbai:
In a shocking incident occurring barely a fortnight after a Muslim
professional was beaten by the Thane police, Mumbai police
personnel on Thursday detained and brutally beat a 19-year old
Muslim youth of Govandi, media reports said.
Irfan Mohd Mustaqueem Ansari (19), a
resident of Chikhalwadi slums in Baiganwadi area of Govandi in
Mumbai suburbs was taken into custody after he went to the police
station enquiring about the arrest of his elder brother Alam
Mustaqueem Ansari and Ataullah Khan, according to the Inquilab.
The duo were detained by the Shivaji
Nagar police personnel when they were patrolling in search of a
criminal who was allegedly involved in looting and violence on
Wednesday night, Urdu Times reported.
Alam while talking to the reporters
said that they were taken to the police station and charged under
section 151 of IPC without citing any reason. He said that they
pleaded with the police that they did not know any criminal but
the police personnel started brutally beating them.
On Friday at around 10 p.m. while
they were still under the police custody, Irfan complained of
chest and abdomen pain and fell unconscious. "I requested the
police to provide him the medical aid. After they refused, I with
the help of my friend Ataullah Khan took Irfan to nearby Vikas
Nursing Home where his condition is serious and he is being
treated in the intensive care unit", Alam said.
When senior police officials were
contacted, they denied having any knowledge of the incident. "We
were busy in a meeting. We will probe if any such incident has
occurred", senior police inspector of Shivaji Nagar police station
RS Agarwal is quoted as saying.
The incident has sent shock waves in
the entire area.
On May 2, Bilal Shaikh, a resident
of Bhiwandi was beaten up by the Thane police. Later he was
admitted to the hospital and had to spend 10 days in the ICU. But
after he was discharged from the hospital, police arrested him,
slapped a false charges and sent him to jail.
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