Archive · 30 May 2025
Cancer Patient Alleges Assault by Police in Kanpur
A man named Jaisingh, who has cancer, says a police officer in Kanpur hurt him.
Jaisingh was trying to report someone who was trying to force him to change his religion.
The police, however, detained both the accused and Jaisingh's brother, and then the police officer allegedly assaulted him when he objected.
Jaisingh and his children protested, and he later had to go to the hospital.
The police are now investigating what happened.
A cancer patient, Jaisingh, accused a police officer of assault.
Jaisingh was at the police station to file a complaint about a forced religious conversion attempt.
The police detained the individuals allegedly involved in the conversion attempt.
Jaisingh was reportedly assaulted by the Shastri Nagar outpost in-charge.
An investigation has been launched into the incident.
- Who
- Jaisingh, a cancer patient, and Sachin Bhati, the Shastri Nagar outpost in-charge
- What
- Jaisingh alleges he was assaulted by a police officer after attempting to file a complaint
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Shastri Nagar, Kanpur
- Why
- Jaisingh was seeking to file a complaint regarding an alleged forced religious conversion attempt and the subsequent detention of the individuals involved.
- Location
- Kanpur, India
- Victim
- Jaisingh
- Alleged Assailant
- Shastri Nagar outpost in-charge Sachin Bhati
- Initial Complaint
- Forced religious conversion
- Police Investigation
- Underway