By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Latur (Maharashtra): Renapur police have arrested 16 accused so far out of 150 mentioned in the FIR for beating and parading on duty a policeman in Pangaon village of Latur district.
On Friday, ASI Shaikh Yunus Pashamiya, 56, was beaten up by 200 men after he opposed a group from tying a saffron flag in Ambedkar Chauk sighting superior officer’s orders of not allowing flags in sensitive areas after which he was beaten up badly and asked to hold saffron flag, parade and dance.
Following this disorderly incidence FIR was registered by Renapur Police station under section 307, 353, 332, 427, 34 of IPC and other sections of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act against 150 offenders.
Speaking with TwoCircles.net Latur SP Dnyaneshwar Chavan told, “60 out of 150 offenders were mentioned with name in the FIR and we have rounded up 16 so far. Our investigation is progressing.”
As per Chavan another ASI Awaskar was also injured in the incidence and suffered head and knee injuries, but is out of danger.
He declined to acknowledge that the incidence was ‘communal’ and told, “The mob that attacked policemen comprised not only of people belonging to a particular community and another constable Awaskar was also beaten up therefore there was no communal angle is ruled out in the case.”
However, a video uploaded online on Sunday, on a YouTube channel called Gallinews, seems to suggest that there might have been a communal aspect to the incident.
The video shows Pashamiya being made to hold a saffron flag and walk down a street with a mob of men shouting “Jai Bhavani”. At one point, Shaikh can be heard saying, “Arrey, jari mi Musalman tar Bharatiya aahe mi” (even if I am Muslim, I am an Indian).