Patna Police Thrash Commandant After Ailing Lady Constable, Who Was Denied Leave, Dies; Watch Video
According to a tweet by ANI, police personnel protested and created a ruckus in Patna after the ailing woman constable passed away due to lack of treatment and inhuman authoritarian stance of her seniors.
Patna, November 2: Scores of police officials protested in Patna following the death of a woman police constable early on Friday. In a tragic incident, an ailing woman constable lost her life as she was not granted leave for the treatment. According to a tweet by ANI, police personnel protested and created a ruckus after the lady constable passed away due to lack of treatment and inhuman authoritarian stance of her seniors.
According to protesters, the commandant did not grant the lady an adequate leave period to get treated. Reports inform that the police personnel also damaged police vehicles and attacked several officers on Friday. Anguished by the commandant's behaviour, the protestors brutally thrashed him. The commandant was reported to have received injuries. Medical Apathy: 60-Year-Old Patient Declared Dead, Found Alive While Being Taken for Last Rites.
Watch: Police personnel protest after constable dies
According to a report by IANS, more than 300 trainee officials, including a large number of women, at the Patna Police Lines ransacked officers quarters after their fellow member lost her life. The report informed that the ailing woman suffered from dengue, and had applied for leave. However, despite repeated requests she was not granted permission, a police official said.
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