Assam video captures horrific police brutality during eviction drive | What you need to know
India Today
A video of a photographer kicking and punching man who was shot and thrashed by the Assam police during the Dholpur violence has gone viral. Here's all you need to know about the incident.
A shocking video of policemen, including a government-appointed photographer, ganging up to mercilessly beat an unidentified individual in Assam has stirred a national outrage across social media platforms.
In the video, which was shot on September 20, during an eviction drive by the state government against illegal encroachers, a man, allegedly an illegal settler, is seen charging with a stick in hand towards a group of policemen. They shoot him in the chest and then brutally thrash him. What was more shocking in the video was that a photographer, who had been engaged by the district administration, was kicking and punching the unconscious man on his chest.
