India News | 7 Nagpur Cops Parade 5 Minors Accused of Bar Robbery; Booked
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Seven policemen were booked in Nagpur on the basis of an inquiry into a video showing them parading half-naked five minors and a man accused of armed robbery in a bar, an official said on Friday.
Nagpur, Oct 9 (PTI) Seven policemen were booked in Nagpur on the basis of an inquiry into a video showing them parading half-naked five minors and a man accused of armed robbery in a bar, an official said on Friday.
The six accused had stormed a bar near Jaripatka bus stand on September 22 with swords and looted Rs 7,000 after assaulting staff and ransacking the place, he said.
"Five minors and a 21-year-old man were arrested on September 23 and they were paraded half-naked in public. After a video of it went viral, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar ordered an inquiry," the official said.
Based on ACP Parshuram Karyakrate's inquiry report, seven police personnel, including a senior inspector and sub inspector from Jaripatka police station, were booked under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and sent on compulsory leave, he said.
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