Schoolboy assaulted by policeman in Dehradun, probe underway
Aug 12, 2020
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 12 : An officer of Additional Director General of Police-rank posted at Uttarakhand Police Headquarters has been charged with serious allegations of assaulting a schoolboy and burning him with a cigarette.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Dehradun Sweta Choubey will be conducting a fair investigation into this matter.
"A complaint letter has also been submitted on behalf of the student and a senior police officer. SP of Dehradun city Sweta Choubey will probe the matter," State DG Law and Order Ashok Kumar told ANI.
As per the letter, the victim, who is a class 11 student, is a friend of the accused police officer's daughter. On Tuesday, the accused called the boy at Bindal Police Station and assaulted him and later burnt his right hand with a cigarette.
The victim has further alleged that along with accused, four more policemen misbehaved with him.
