CTF Charhajare clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, June 12 2021: The Covid Task Force Charhajare, in a statement clarified about the incident that took place on the night of June 7 in which a Sub Inspector of Kangpokpi Police posted at Motbung Police Outpost was suspended allegedly for punishing a curfew violator at Charhajare in Kangpokpi district.

The CTF Charhajare stated that the report made by the convener of CTF Motbung was baseless and has no points.

Making such a report without proper concern of the victim was unfortunate.

The victim who was bitten and harassed was innocent.

As soon as the brother of the victim went out after finishing his dinner, he was detained by police personnel in front of his house near the National highway.

To clarify about the situation the victim came out and was talking to police personnel but he was beaten and assaulted, it alleged.

CTF Charhajare raised questions against the use of excessive force and harassment meted out to the females present in the house in the name of COVID-19 protocols.

Other forms of punishment could have been imposed like T/R or Challan for violating the Curfew protocols.

In the fabricated report, another allegation was also imposed that a birthday party was celebrated in the house of the victim in violation to Covid guidelines, such reports are baseless and mere allegation as no such birthday party was organized, it added.

CTF Charhajare continued that the video of Pradeep Karki with the cane marks on his body and swelling of his left hand went viral and have reached higher authorities of the State, as a result of it the police officer was suspended for his deed.

"We all live in a gentle society, an educated society where harassment, mercilessly beating, assaulting women, kicking somebody's house with boots and threatening to beat them thoroughly by the police personnel or any one is seen as a violation of basic human rights.

However, in the case of Pradeep Karki, the above mentioned things were carried out by the police personnel in the name of protecting law and order", it alleged.

It also mentioned that the allegations made on the victim's character by the convener of CTF motbung was totally baseless, unauthentic and trying to mislead the public over the incident.

CTF Charhajare urged the public not to circulate such fabricated news before the culmination of an enquiry by competent authorities.

CTF Charhajare further appealed to the intellectuals, social workers and any responsible persons of the area, not to believe such fabricated stories.

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