Patna: A class 12 students was thrashed by two police officers and locked
up behind bars for three days for speaking in English. The incident happened in
Khagaria district of Bihar when policemen perceived him as arrogant for
speaking in a foreign language.
Abhishek Kumar approached Chautham police station with the owner’s book
of his uncle’s bike and to visit his uncle who was in custody in a bike-theft
case. On enquiring why his uncle was being kept in custody even after providing
documents, he was thrashed by policemen. Abhishek had asked, “What is the
reason behind his detention?”
“The police officers apparently did not understand my question in
English. More than that, they saw my speaking in English as a display of
arrogance,” Abhishek said as per a report by DC. Abhishek was admitted to a
hospital due to wounds on his legs and back.
DSP Ramanand Sagar who found the two policemen guilty suspended them from
service on Friday. Bihar policemen often discourage people from filing
complaints in English as it is difficult for them to understand.
In an incident last year; a Police in-charge of Kotwali police station in
Bihar’s Munger, informed a local police court that a particular case could not
be probed as the complaint was in written in English.
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