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A Year After Faizan바카라™s Death, Police Still Trying To Find Identity Of Cops Who Forced Him To Sing National Anthem

A video clip went viral on social media showing five men lying injured on a street and other men in police uniform telling them to sing the national anthem and Vande Mataram.

A Year After Faizan바카라™s Death, Police Still Trying To Find Identity Of Cops Who Forced Him To Sing National Anthem
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Nearly a year after the death of 23-year-old Faizan who lost his life during the violence that engulfed Northeast Delhi for three days on February 24, 2020, Delhi Police Monday told the High Court that they are still trying to ascertain the identity of personnel seen in the video and only one policeman has been 바카라śpinpointed on the probable basis,바카라ť The Indian Express reported.

In the video that emerged on social media, five men were lying on the floor while cops can be seen forcing Faizan to sing the national anthem and Vande Mataram.  

According to the police, Faizan and others were kept at Jyoti Nagar police station as per their own wish. The High Court also asked the police to state on record if CCTV cameras of Jyoti Nagar police station were functioning or not at the time. However, Faizan바카라™s family told that he was illegally detained and later died at a hospital within hours of his release from the police station on February 26.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Faizan바카라™s mother Kismatun (61) for a court-monitored SIT probe into his death. Advocates Vrinda Grover and Soutik Banerjee presented her case before the court of Justice Yogesh Khanna.

In the petition, it has been alleged that Faizan was 바카라śtargeted, brutally assaulted바카라ť and 바카라śinjured by the policemen바카라ť at Kardampuri and then subsequently 바카라śillegally detained바카라ť in an injured condition at Jyoti Nagar police station, where he was denied timely critical medical care resulting in his death later at a hospital.

Grover had earlier argued before the court that the police 바카라śconveniently바카라ť have been claiming that CCTV cameras were not working at the police station.

The video clips have been sent to the FSL to enhance their quality. Police also said that neither the source mobile from which the videos were recorded could be traced nor the individual who recorded the videos. No eyewitness has come forward to corroborate the incident, they claimed.

Police said around 170 policemen were on duty at the place of incident, and they have been examined and their mobile phones checked.

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