Annual Report on Torture 2008 - Vol - People's watch

FF Code : KAR/MAN/M-11/08
Victim(s) : Krishne Shetty
Perpetrator(s) : Police
Location : Harohalli village, Mandya
Date of incident : 28/02/2008
Case Details:
Victim Krishne Shetty, aged 48 is a resident of Harohalli village under Mandya district. He is married to
Putta Lakshmamma and has five children. On 28 February 2008 the victim was walking on the village
road and suddenly a police assaulted him with his lathi and pulled him down. The victim was alleged of
being involved in the assault that occurred in the village, in connection to a kabaddi match. The police
had simply assaulted the villagers also, who were in the panchayat office without sparing the aged
people. Krishne was trying to move away from the place but the police compassed him and subjected
him to severe assault. Thus they created a scene of terror at the village. Krishne seeks justice against
such acts of the police.
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FF Code : KAR/MAN/M-10/08
Victim(s) : Krishne Gowda
Perpetrator(s) : 1) KSRP Force; 2) Police
Location : Harohalli village, Mandya
Date of incident : 28/02/2008
Case Details:
Victim Krishne Gowda, aged 46 is a resident of Harohalli village under Mandya district. The victim is
married to Mangala and has two children. On 28 February 2008 many villagers had gathered in the
panchayat to discuss on the issue of assault on a village boy named Shivakumar. There were nearly
400 people gathered there including Krishne Gowda. Suddenly police arrived at the place including the
KSRP Force. They threatened the villagers to vacate the place and began charging with lathis. They
didn’t spare the aged persons either. As Krishne Gowda was trying to escape he was surrounded and
severely beaten up. The police also threw smoke bombs, which fell on the electric transformer and the
power supply went off in the village. Thus the police assaulted everyone in the village as it was very
dark. They pulled out some people from their houses and took them to the police station. Krishne was
injured all over his body particularly hips, thighs and hands. He couldn’t walk properly even after 15
days. None of the villagers dared to go to the hospital in fear of the police who were patrolling around the
village. The police on the other hand state that they were trying to curb the disturbance created by the
people of Hiremarali village who were disturbing a wedding function.
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