Kannur: A passenger was brutally assaulted by a police officer here on the Maveli Express for travelling without a ticket in the sleeper coach.
The visuals of the cop slapping and kicking the young man have gone viral on social media. The hapless youth was thrown out of the sleeper compartment at Vadakara station.
The conduct of the cop, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Kannur Railway Station, has shocked people who saw the footage.
The ASI, who reached the sleeper compartment for a routine check, asked the passenger for his ticket. When the man replied that he possessed only a general ticket, he was asked to produce one. The cop then assaulted him.
The incident occurred soon after the Mangalore Central to Trivandrum Central Maveli Express left the Kannur station on Monday.
The visuals were captured by another passenger apparently occupying an upper berth.
Drunk passenger disturbed women passengers: DySP report
The youth was drunk and the cops were called in after a woman passenger complained he was posing trouble, a preliminary inquiry report compiled by the DySP has stated.
According to a statement given by the Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), the police was summoned to remove the passenger travelling without a ticket when he refused to vacate the seat. The report also states that the police official's conduct in the incident was unacceptable.
"There is a prima facie case of human rights violation. Strict action will be taken against the officer in question," City Police Commissioner R Ilango told Manorama News.
Railway SP Chaitra Teresa John will decide the penalty to be imposed on the officer after examining the inquiry report.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan summoned a meeting of high-level police officials to discuss the recent atrocities reported about the department.