Dalit boy beaten up by cop

Dalit boy beaten up by cop


Tirunelveli, June 6 : A class 12 SC student was allegedly beaten by a police inspector for writing on the shirt of his classmate belonging to a higher community. Muthukani of Vadanathampatti near Veerasikamani (a SC hamlet) is a student of Veerasikamani Government Higher Secondary School. On January 28, he had written chiyan on the shirt of his classmate, Paulraj. In return, Paulraj had written Vikram on Muthukani's shirt. The conflict which followed was resolved by their teacher The teacher warned them not to repeat it. Paulraj's friend, who was from the same class, informed the police, following which two constables from Chendamaram police station came to the school for an enquiry.

The school administration informed the police that the issue was sorted out, but they took the boys to the police station.

M Madasamy, Tirunelveli district monitor for `National Project on Preventing Torture in India', was present at the station and witnessed the inspector allegedly beating.

Speaking to this website?s newspaper, Madasamy said, ?when I was waiting at the police station to meet the inspector, these two boys were also made to wait. Inspector, Charles Kalaimani who came to the station at 6.30 pm, started beating Muthukani with a stick after he said that he was from Vadanathampatti. Paulraj, was not even questioned. Muthukani was warned and sent home after his parents came to the station.?

When contacted, the inspector said, ?I never beat the boy since he was a school student. I just warned him and asked him not to repeat it.?

?Being an eyewitness, I sent a petition to the Human Rights Commission, which ordered the SP, Tirunelveli district, to conduct an enquiry into the incident. Since the enquiry was during the examination time, the boy could not be present for the proceeding following which, the petition was cancelled.?

He said adding that, ?on May 28, I have sent another petition appealing to order for another enquiry. I have decided not to leave this issue unless the guilty is punished,? said Madasamy.