Karnataka HC rebukes state over mob assault on youth

The Story in Brief

The Karnataka High Court has criticised the state government and police over the alleged assault of a 19-year-old mentally unwell youth in Chamarajanagar district. The Hans India reports that residents allegedly stripped him, tied him to an electric pole and beat him after accusing him of damaging lighting on a signboard bearing Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s portrait.

Police registered cases against the youth under Sections 299 and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court was also told that a Superintendent of Police allegedly threatened him with externment and repeated FIRs. The High Court has barred coercive action while investigation continues.

The Indian Opinion

The lazy narrative that this is simply a clash over a public symbol ignores the core issue: no accusation justifies stripping and beating a vulnerable person. The opposite exaggeration, that oral remarks alone prove institutional collapse, also goes too far. The fair test is whether police identify and prosecute every attacker, examine the alleged threats by the SP, and handle the youth’s case lawfully. The court’s next orders will show whether accountability reaches beyond condemnation.

Source: thehansindia.com

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