Nagpur: Sikander Khan aka Sheku, has at least 11 cases related to the sale of illegal liquor, three violations of theft and four under ACT, have accused of physical and mental torment by the police at the crime branch unit office near Pagalkhana.
The police have denied the allegations claiming that this is a pressure tactic to keep the police in the bay.
Sheku, who also has three cases of Dakoitas offer, taken by Crime Branch on June 24 after Mecosibagh, Gond Mohalla and the resident of Colony Sindhi filed a complaint against him with the City Police Chief Amitesh Kumar in May.
The letter was also marked by the ministerial head, the Minister of Home Affairs, Director General of State Police (DGP) and others.
The letter was signed by eight people, mentioning sheake activities called “making the lives of local residents, especially women, miserable”.
Residents have searched for police intervention on the sale of illegal liquor, criminal activities and attacks on women.
Shekhu’s photo with an injury on his back and his letter against the police circulated in many social media groups last week.
Shekhu cannot be reached despite trying to Ti.
Sheku in his letter claiming three policemen had resolved it based on the complaints of extortion of RS25 lakh “which they could not prove”.
He also wrote that the police endlessly tortured him and he had to seek medical help.
Shekhu was allowed to leave on June 24 and again called the next day.
According to a crime branch official, Sheke refused to work together and visited the special unit office to record statements.
“We have to find stories to take him to the crime branch office where he was asked about illegal activities as mentioned in his complaint.
The police had to send him back the previous day because there was an urgent need to distract elsewhere,” said an officer.
The crime branch source said Sheke was not removed but was asked to fill the document while replying various problems.
“We don’t understand how and when Sheku was injured,” the police said.
Amitesh Kumar City Police Chief said he would see this problem.