Salman<\/a> was arrested illegally for three days in the Varthur Police Station in connection with a theft case and he was beaten brutally and tortured, he was tied upside down and beaten brutally.<\/p>\nHe said, \u201cI was taken to the Varthur police station where I was assaulted mercilessly by three men. I confessed to stealing three car batteries. They took me to the people to whom I had sold the batteries. I was again brought to the police station and asked to confess to other thefts which I had not committed,\u201d Indian Express quotes Salman as saying.<\/p>\n
He continued, “Three cops assaulted me for three days. They targeted one body part at a time. They beat my right hand and also kicked in their legs one after the other. My pleadings went unheard,\u201d said Salman.\u00a0 Due to the severe beating in police custody, his arm was infected to undergo surgery for amputation of his right arm.<\/p>\n
Salman is currently recovering at the city\u2019s private hospital. According to the orthopedic surgeon, Dr K Venkatesh, who is treating Salman, his (Salman) infection could have posed a threat to his life. \u201cWe had no other option but to amputate his arm till the shoulder,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Salman\u2019s mother Shabina told The Cognate, a digital news platform, the cops refused the family to see Salman in custody and accuses the police to have demanding money for his release.\u00a0 Salman was released from police custody on October 31.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came back home and took painkillers thinking it was pain. But as days passed, my hand started to lose strength and the injury worsened. My family took me to a hospital in Sarjapura where doctors said the arm had to be amputated,\u201d says Salman.\u00a0 He had worked at a chicken shop before he lost his job in the coronavirus pandemic crisis.<\/p>\n
A family member told Indian Express that Salman comes from a poor family and has spent Rs 3.5 lakh on medical expenses.<\/p>\n
Following the complaints and news reports, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Whitefield) D Devaraj has sought a report from the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in the Varthur jurisdiction regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
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