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Maharashtra: Hair Salon Owner Dies After Allegedly Being Beaten By Cops For Keeping Shop Open Amid Covid Restrictions
Maharashtra.
Feroz Khan, a Hair Salon owner, died on Wednesday afternoon (14 April), in Aurangabad according to a report published in Times of India.
Two policemen allegedly assaulted him for keeping his shop open in violation of the Covid-19 restrictions; the incident was also caught in the CCTV camera of Feroz's shop and nearby shops too.
As per the report, the accused cops saw the hair salon open and called Khan to come out, following which they started to assault him.
"During the commotion, Khan fell on the shop’s shutter and sustained a head injury. He was taken in an unconscious state to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was declared brought dead", a family member has alleged.
The two policemen have been identified as sub-inspector Pravin Wagh and constable Sandeep Bharme of Osmanpura police station.
Wagh, Bharme and inspector Dilip Tare have been transferred from Osmanpura police station to the control room.
"We have initiated an impartial inquiry, which will be headed by inspector Avinash Aghav of the crime branch. If any policeman or officer is found guilty, appropriate action will be initiated," Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta said.
After the incident, Khan's relatives brought his body to the Osmanpura police station and called for the registration of a murder case against the two policemen.
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