The three men - Victor, Babulal and Rakesh - are followers of a local don Laddu and had reportedly attacked a police constable, Chiranjeevi, in Aitanagar a month ago under the influence of drugs.
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy termed the cops' act an "assault on constitutional values", adding that public beatings have no place in a democracy.
The @ncbn-led government in Andhra Pradesh is openly violating the Indian Constitution by allowing police to exercise unchecked power. Rather than upholding the rule of law, the state is being run under a harsh “Red Book Constitution” that disregards the rights and protections… pic.twitter.com/zqvwxWXolJ
Ambati Rambabu, a YSR Party spokesperson, posted the video of the cops' brutality on X.
ఈ దృశ్యం తెనాలి నడిరోడ్డు పై...
తప్పు చేసినా కొట్టే హక్కు వీరికి లేదు
పౌరహక్కులు లేని “బాబు పాలన “ఇది!
కదలండి…….న్యాయ పోరాటానికి!@ncbn @naralokesh @Anitha_TDP @APPOLICE100 pic.twitter.com/uiS5Nvzwx7
A cop, feeling the tip of the wooden stick, tests a mock strike against the man's feet. He then unleashes a big hit, the man, with his arms tucked into his sides, lets out a cry, shows the video.
He goes at it six times, with the man, unable to take the pain, finally withdrawing his feet. Upon being shouted at by the cop, he goes back to the original stance. The cop hits him the seventh time.
"Sorry, sir," the man shrieks. The cop motions him to sit right, and then lands yet another blow. Two more blows follow as the man continues to howl in pain. And then he is asked to move out.
The other two men await their turn.
The next man too, received 10 blows, shrieking "sir, sir sir" all through the ordeal.
At this point, another cop comes forward. Look at the stick, a man offers him a choice, he takes a new stick and then it all begins again.
As the man winces in pain, another cop comes forward and places his boot on his legs. The cop with the stick continues to rain blows on him even as he cries for help.
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