By IANS,
Ranchi : The Jharkhand police Sunday suspended five policemen for beating a mentally challenged youth in a hospital in Dumka district, police said.
“Five policemen, including one sub-inspector, have been suspended for beating a mentally challenged youth in a hospital in Dumka district,” said a police official in Ranchi.
“Explanation has been sought from the suspended policemen,” he said.
On Saturday, five policemen beat up a mentally challenged man, Ramvilas Thakur, 30, the police official here said.
Thakur was admitted to Dumka Sadar Hospital for the last few days. He had beaten his mother Saturday when she went to see him in the hospital.
The district police authorities were informed about the incident. A group of policemen then reached the hospital, tied Thakur’s hands and legs with a rope and started beating him with a cane, police said.
The Jharkhand police headquarters has sought a report on the incident from Dumka Superintendent of Police A.K. Singh.
According to police, Thakur will be shifted to a mental hospital of Ranchi.
Dumka is some 450 km from Ranchi.