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Patna Lawyer Alleges Police Starved, Humiliated Detainees During CJP Protests

Patna Lawyer Alleges Police Starved, Humiliated Detainees During CJP Protests
'Starved, Humiliated': Lawyer Alleges Police Excesses in Patna Amid CJP Protests · thequint.com

A man who works as a lawyer was riding his bike in the city of Patna.

He saw police officers standing around a woman, so he slowed down to check what was happening.

A police officer ran toward him and tried to grab his bike keys.

When the lawyer said he worked at a court in Patna, the officer said unkind things about lawyers.

He and a friend were arrested and taken to a police station with 145 other people.

More than 400 people were arrested in the whole state of Bihar.

The lawyer says the police did not follow the rules and treated people badly.

He says people were not given food and were made to feel scared and embarrassed.

The people who were arrested were charged with very serious crimes, like trying to hurt someone.

Later, everyone was set free after the big government agreed to give the protesters what they wanted.

Key facts

Allegation
Police excesses — detainees 'starved, humiliated'; protocol defied
Arrests in Patna
145 people taken to Gandhi Maidan police station
Total arrests in Bihar
Over 400
Charges
Various sections, including Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Complainants
Lawyers Kumar and Arman, Patna High Court practitioners
Outcome
All arrested released after Central government agreed to CJP's demands

Quotes

Kumar

Lawyer in Patna who alleges police misconduct

“As we slowed down to check, one officer came running towards us and tried to snatch our bike keys. We told them that we are lawyers practising at the Patna High Court. ‘Vakil? Daalo jail mein, sab vakeeli nikaalte hain inn logon ka’”
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