TIRUCHY: After brutally assaulting a Dalit auto driver in illegal police custody under suspicions of theft, the police here have reportedly tried to bribe him with a request not to disclose this to anyone.The 45-year-old auto driver S Murali was taken to the police station and was detained illegally for a day. Murali said he was assaulted inside the police station under suspicions of stealing a gold chain from a retired teacher, who used to travel in his auto regularly. His hands were crippled following severe caning by the police, who wanted to accept the crime. However, when the police came to the conclusion that he had no involvement in the incident, they tried to give money to him, asking him not to reveal this to anyone. On October 4, Murali received a call from retired school teacher Theresa, a regular passenger in his auto. She asked him to pick up her guest and drop him at Palakkarai. When Murali returned to Theresa’s house to collect the fare, he saw the door of Theresa’s house locked and she was shouting for help. When he opened the door, Theresa said she was robbed off her five sovereign gold chain by miscreants and they had locked the house, before fleeing the place. On the same day, around 5 pm, Palakkarai Police inspector Murugavel took Murali and his colleague Jinnah to the police station for an inquiry that lasted for two hours. The next day, Murali was again picked up and detained in the police station. “On same night, the police folded my hands behind my back and tied them with a rope. They stared beating me severely. When I cried out of pain, the beating was severe and they threatened me not to shout, Murlai told Express, while showing his bruised hands and legs.
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