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Crime
Farmer Leaders in Meerut Accuse Police of Beatings and Torture
✍️ SabrangIndia
🗓 26 Aug 2026, 07:05 AM
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Farmer leaders in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have filed complaints alleging that they were beaten and tortured by police, claiming a culture of impunity within the SSP's office.
Farmer leaders in Meerut have lodged formal complaints alleging that police officers beat and tortured them during a recent protest.
The allegations point to a pattern of impunity within the SSP’s office, suggesting that officers have acted without accountability.
According to the farmers, they were detained and subjected to physical abuse, and the police have failed to investigate the incidents.
Authorities have yet to issue a statement, and the case is now under investigation by the state police and possibly the district court.
The allegations point to a pattern of impunity within the SSP’s office, suggesting that officers have acted without accountability.
According to the farmers, they were detained and subjected to physical abuse, and the police have failed to investigate the incidents.
Authorities have yet to issue a statement, and the case is now under investigation by the state police and possibly the district court.