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Kargil Veteran Speaks After Suicide Attempt, Alleges Police Mistreatment
A Kargil veteran named Reddy spoke about an upsetting incident in Bengaluru.
He said he went there on August 22 to ask officials for help with a land dispute.
He said the dispute has lasted since 1999.
Reddy wanted to meet Deputy CM G Parameshwara and the Deputy Commissioner.
He said a police superintendent stopped him at an inauguration event.
He also said police dragged him away.
Reddy claimed he was wearing his Kargil veteran uniform at the time.
The account came after he attempted suicide, according to the article headline.
Reddy told Times Now Digital that he travelled to Bengaluru on August 22 to seek help with a land-allotment dispute.
He said the dispute had continued since 1999.
Reddy alleged that he was stopped by the Superintendent of Police at an inauguration event.
He claimed police dragged him away despite his wearing a Kargil veteran uniform.
Reddy said he had gone to meet Deputy CM G Parameshwara and the Deputy Commissioner over land permission.
- Who
- Kargil veteran Reddy, Deputy CM G Parameshwara, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Superintendent of Police were involved in the account.
- What
- Reddy alleged that police stopped and dragged him away while he sought help with a long-standing land-allotment dispute.
- Where
- An inauguration event in Bengaluru.
- When
- August 22; the report also follows Reddy's suicide attempt, without specifying when that attempt occurred.
- Why
- Reddy said he was seeking land permission and relief in a dispute he had been fighting since 1999.
Key facts
- Person interviewed
- Kargil veteran Reddy
- Date mentioned
- August 22
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Dispute
- A long-standing land-allotment dispute
- Dispute duration
- Since 1999
- Officials named
- Deputy CM G Parameshwara and the Deputy Commissioner
- Police allegation
- Reddy alleged that the Superintendent of Police stopped him and that police dragged him away
Quotes
Reddy
Kargil veteran describing his alleged treatment by police in Bengaluru
“I went there to try and meet the Deputy CM and the Deputy Commissioner in order to get land permission. But the SP stopped me, and I was dragged away like a dog”
timesnownews.com
Sources
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