17 year old dies after UP Police beat him for selling vegetables and violating Covid protocols
According to his relatives, a 17-year-old boy died Friday after reportedly being beaten up by police in Corona for "violating" the state's ongoing "corona curfew." As a result, a constable was suspended and a homeguard jawan was shot.
The incident occurred in Bangarmau's Bhatpuri neighborhood when the boy was selling vegetables outside his home.
According to the police, an FIR will be filed against the officers involved, and the whole incident will be investigated.
His family said that the boy was apprehended by a constable and thrashed with a stick for reportedly breaking the 'corona curfew.'