Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable was Thursday suspended after he was caught on tape brutally assaulting a disabled man at the Howrah railway station in West Bengal, an official said.
In the video that has now gone viral, the constable, identified as P.N. Singh, is seen brutally thrashing the man as he struggled to hold on to his crutches.
According to witnesses, the RPF constable asked the disabled man to move out of the station here. When the man did not move out, the constable repeatedly pulled him by his hair and kicked him incessantly.
"The constable has been suspended and an inquiry has been ordered. A.K. Singh, inspector of Criminal Investigation Department of the RPF, will investigate the entire matter," an Eastern Railway spokesperson said.
Badly bruised, the man, yet to be identified, was admitted to a hospital but subsequently went missing.
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Kanti Ganguly, who heads the Paschim Banga Pratibandhi Sammilani, an organisation working among disabled people, said he will seek the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the matter.
City-based rights organisation Association for Protection of Democratic Rights vice-president Ranjit Sur too has spoken of approaching the NHRC.
Akhilesh Yadav gives a blow to Mayawati and BJP, 7 rebel MLAs join SP
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has given a blow to BSP and BJP on Saturday. 6 rebel BSP MLAs reached Luc
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Six people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after bei
To end the Corona epidemic, the campaign to apply the vaccine has started. The world's largest va
Congress Working Committee meeting begins in Delhi, may decide on holding organization elections
Two-four Congress Working Committee meetings have started with the toughest political challenges
On the 13th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, India has summoned the diplomat of the Pakistan Hi
Even today, there has been no increase in the prices of petrol and diesel by the oil companies. I
I2U2 Summit: The first meeting of the leaders of the I2U2 group countries took place today. India
Emergency in Sri Lanka: Entire cabinet resigns amid emergency, PM's son Namal also left all posts
The political upheaval in Sri Lanka has intensified amid the Emergency. The entire cabinet of the
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced several ambitious schemes during the discussion on the b
Imran Khan's difficulties will not reduce even after obtaining confidence vote
The news related to the election of the Senate and the vote of confidence of the Imran Khan gover
