’Fighting’ Mumbai Couple Thrashed In Police Station, Video Goes Viral

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Nov 04, 2015:  A video showing a young couple being thrashed by cops inside a police station in Mumbai has gone viral on social media.

 

In the video, the couple is seen being dragged and pushed around by cops who later beat up the man inside a police station in suburban Andheri.

The police has denied thrashing the duo.

"The couple were under heavy influence of alcohol and were fighting with each other on the road near Andheri Metro Station. They were then brought to the police station but the two started fighting again. The police just did its duty to separate them while they were fighting," Nandkumar Dhumal, Senior Inspector, Andheri Police Station told news agency PTI.

Mr Dhumal also said that that at one point, the man even tried to get hold of the woman. The police tried to stop him, he claimed, adding that the video was shot at that particular moment.

"The video clip has been recorded to besmirch the reputation of the police," Mr Dhumal said.

An inquiry has been initiated in the matter, he added.

The parents of the couple were called to the police station. Later, the two were released after a warning, he said, adding that their statements were recorded.

According to the police, the woman is a resident of suburban Nalasopara while the man lives in Byculla in South Mumbai. They two work at a call centre in the Malad area.

 

Courtesy: NDTV