Demanding an impartial probe in a case where a constable was allegedly beaten, dragged by his collar by four youths including reportedly the son of an Additional Director General (ADG)-rank officer, a group of civil society members on Friday (June 13, 2025) visited Hazratganj police station and met senior police officers amid conflicting claims and alleged deliberate inaction.
The incident happened on the night of May 29 near K.D. Singh Babu Stadium’s police outpost under Hazratganj police station limits.
“We learned during the place of occurrence visit that people from DGP’s office visited the place for a few days after the incident, Lucknow police seized many CCTV cameras from the vicinity and took them away. We were told before the incident the group of four youths took food items from neighboring shop and didn’t pay. We met DCP (East) and demanded legal action,” Amitabh Thakur, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a social activist, who runs Azad Adhikar Sena, told The Hindu.
In the case, the police constable was assaulted and locked inside a police outpost by four youths when he asked them to stop fighting. The four assaulters allegedly from affluent backgrounds, attacked the constable, tore his uniform, and vandalised government property.
A First Information Report (FIR) filed on May 30 came out in public only on June 12. Three accused were arrested after the incident and later released on bail while the fourth accused, who escaped from the spot, is believed to be the son of a senior ADG-rank police officer.
Published – June 13, 2025 10:59 pm IST
