SHO sent to district lines, 6 other policemen suspended for beating man, sons at police station

An SHO was sent to district lines and six other policemen were suspended for allegedly beating up a man and his sons inside a police station in Delhi when they refused to pay fine to get their two-wheeler released after it was towed away from outside their home, a police official said today.

The Station House Officer of the Rani Bagh police station and the six policemen allegedly beat up Surendra Aggarwal (43) and his two sons - residents of Saraswati Vihar in northwest Delhi.

Aggarwal claimed that the scooter was parked outside his residence when the police officials took it away on May 6.

He told senior officers that their security guard had informed the police that the vehicle was not parked illegally but the police personnel refused to listen to him.

Aggarwal's youngest son visited the police station to get the vehicle released but was asked to pay Rs 200, which he said he refused. He claimed that the officers then increased the amount to Rs 1m000 and also thrashed him.

Aggarwal's elder son went to the police station to check on his brother but he was also beaten up. Later Aggarwal and his wife went to check on their sons and he was also beaten up while his wife was physically heckled, they alleged.

They informed the Station House Officer about the matter but he asked them to settle the issue. Aggarwal later met senior officers who inquired into the matter, police said.

Six officers, including an assistant sub-inspector and five constables, were suspended while the SHO has been sent to district lines.

An inquiry is being carried out while no FIR has been registered yet.