B'luru police thrash accused with baton after tying him up upside down, video goes viral

Bengaluru: A video of Bengaluru police officers hitting an accused with a hockey stick after tying his hands and feet went viral on social media on Thursday.

The incident took place in Subramanyanagar police station of Bengaluru North division after the officers launched a manhunt for an alleged accused in a theft case. Reportedly, the accused after learning about police’s action managed to escape for a couple of days. However, the police nabbed himm soon after he came out of an undisclosed location.

Following his arrest, Subramanyanagar sub-inspector Srikantegowda beat up the accused with baton and hockey stick and the video of the same is doing rounds on a social media platform.

It may be recalled that, recently the Bengaluru city police were in news when 71 of 72 personnel working at the Kumaraswamy Kayout Police Station were transferred days after three cops from the police station were caught assaulting women.

The then Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru South division, K Annamalai, took the incident seriously and transferred almost everyone except one. Annamalai has now taken voluntary retirement from Indian Police Service.