In Tiruvannamalai district, three policemen are seen thrashing a man and his son and the video is going viral on social media.
A witness captured the brutal incident on his mobile phone in which you can see these policemen raining blows on a man while his son is trying to save him .
The incident happened in the middle of a crowded market and people watched the family getting assaulted shamelessly. The man names Raja and his son Surya have been assaulted by three policemen while his wife pleaded to relent.
#CaughtOnCam: Police brutality in Tiruvannamalai (TN) (11.7.16), officers beat up a family of 3 in full public viewhttps://t.co/BxLf7b9Phf
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2016
(Video Courtesy: ANI_news)
According to the reports, Raja and his wife got indulged in an argument at a public place and policemen came to enquire about it. Raja told them it was a family matter and they would settle among themselves. In spite of listening to Raja’s conversation, those three policemen started beating Raja and his son.
These three policemen – Vijaykumar, Nammazhvar and Murugan have now been transferred.
Raja and his son Surya are being treated at a local hospital. DMK President M Karunanidhi urged police to be more kind and humane towards public and strongly criticised the incident.
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13 July 2016
Avni S. Singh