Chandigarh: The three policemen, accused of assaulting and abusing a girl in Tarn Taran district after she had approached them to complain about molestation, on Friday claimed that the video footage reportedly showing the assault was doctored.
Their statements were recorded by Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner SR Ladhar. They alleged that the video of the incident was "doctored" by a relative of the woman.
Ladhar is conducting a fresh probe into the incident as Supreme Court had rejected the first report, saying that "it does not have the value more that of a scrap paper". The apex court had said that the findings of the report were "misleading the statement of facts" and it should be "thrown in a dustbin".
The bench had got infuriated on reading the report which said that such baton charges do happen and warned the state government of imposing a heavy penalty if such incident recurs. "Do you not feel ashamed when a lady is beaten up by police and the state DGP goes on television on that very day justifying the action without conducting any inquiry against police officials," it asked....
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03:32 PM, Mar 18, 2013
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02:25 PM, Mar 13, 2013
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11:40 PM, Mar 11, 2013
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02:15 PM, Mar 11, 2013
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07:50 PM, Mar 07, 2013
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09:37 PM, Mar 06, 2013
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09:31 AM, Mar 06, 2013
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05:05 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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02:48 PM, Mar 05, 2013
A day after CNN-IBN highlighted how a victim of alleged sexual harassment was beaten up in full public view by the Punjab police, some action is finally being taken. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into the incident after nationwide outrage. ...
01:41 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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11:56 AM, Mar 05, 2013
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10:54 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Policemen in Punjab's Tarn Taran beat up a young woman and her father after she went to them with a complaint of sexual harassment. While two policemen have been suspended, the state administration has come under a scathing attack from activists and politicians. ...
09:49 AM, Mar 05, 2013
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