Youth jumps from first floor of LMD police station in Karimnagar, alleges harassment

Karimnagar: A youth jumped from the first floor of the LMD police station in Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar district. The incident caused a stir in the area. The youth said he jumped out of fear of police harassment in a borewell motor theft case.

Police shifted the injured youth to hospital. Police reportedly said his condition is now stable.

Four days ago, police arrested four people over the alleged theft of a borewell motor in the village. The accused are Kinnera Ajay (18), Kinnera Lingaswamy, Kinnera Manoj and Gandham Sai. Those speaking for the accused allege that police keep summoning them to the station during the probe.

Youth alleges police beat him for three days

Ajay said police had been calling him to the station and beating him for three days. He said this continued even though he had admitted the truth. Fearing the harassment, he jumped from the station’s first floor, he said. The police’s official response to the allegations and full details of the incident are yet to emerge.

After Ajay’s fall, his family members and relatives staged a protest in front of the police station. They are demanding a thorough probe into the incident and justice.