Hyderabad: Tension gripped Hyderabad’s Falaknuma on Friday, March 27, after a young man was allegedly tortured in police custody.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rajendranagar, Srinivas, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report on the incident.
Syed Rizwan, 25, a resident of Teegalakunta locality in Falaknuma, and a few others were allegedly involved in a fight with another group on Wednesday night, March 25.
Rizwan and his friends, Asif and Avez, were summoned to the Falaknuma Police Station on Friday, March 27, for questioning.
“Avez and Rizwan were taken upstairs to the interrogation room and the crime police beat Rizwan badly. They put a pen between his fingers and tried to twist his fingers. They also landed blows with an iron rod and bat on his knees,” alleged Asif.
“After that, the police just left him at the Harmain Multi-Specialty Hospital and were not seen again,” Asif told Siasat.com.
The relatives and friends of Rizwan reached the hospital, which created a tense atmosphere. With Baharudpura MLA Mohammed Mubeen reaching the hospital to see Rizwan, the incident drew more attention.
Rizwan was taken to Falaknuma Police Station by MLA Mubeen and his followers, who enquired with the police about what was the necessity to use such harsh methods to interrogate a young man.
“If the youngsters had a fight, the police should have called them and counselled them. Upon investigation, they should have booked a case against the culprits and sent them to jail. But how can they torture them?” he asked, demanding action against the erring police officials, while speaking with media persons.
Rizwan, who could be seen being assisted by two people to walk, also spoke with the media.
“I was not involved in the fight between some youngsters, but they called me. They should have given me notice under 41 (A) of the CRPC. I went to the police station this morning, but the police tortured me. They hit me on my knees with sticks. The Sub-Inspector madam, the new Circle Inspector, Assistant Commissioner of Police, SI Jogeshwar Reddy, Shiva Kumar and others from the crime branch, there were 18 of them who tortured me,” Rizwan alleged.
“If the police keep doing such things, the youngsters will really feel like perpetrating murders,” Rizwan cautioned.
Rizwan’s father could be seen in a video showing how his “bodybuilder” son was being assisted in walking, implying he was tortured badly.
The media persons asked Rizwan to pull down his pants to show injuries on his knees, which were not clearly visible.
