Click to play videoNew Delhi: The two policemen who were seen on national television dragging a youth behind their motorcycle in Bihar have been cleared of all charges by a government probe panel on Tuesday.
On August 27, the youth — identified as Aurangzeb alias Salim — was caught trying to snatch a woman's chain in the Nath Nagar area of Bhagalpur.
A mob soon gathered and beat up the man. His hands were tied behind his back as the crowd kicked and punched him in the face.
Salim was later tied to a motorcycle and dragged around. The footage shows a policeman riding the motorcycle to which he was tied.
Assistant Sub-Inspector LB Singh and constable Ramchandra Rai had been suspended after the incident. On Tuesday, both were given a clean chit by the probe panel.
The panel, headed by legislative council member Vasudev Singh, reasoned the policemen were merely trying to save Salim from a murderous mob.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has said the committee's report is a reflection of the kind of rule Bihar has.
The government had ordered the probe after this brutal image, played out on news channels, shocked the nation.
The National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Minorities had issued notices to the government and sought a report.
Mob lynches youth, cops drag him on bike
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