Agra, March 18 : A journalist, arrested on charges of misbehaving with police officers outside a vote counting centre in Agra, has now accused the police of torturing him in custody.
Gaurav Bansal, 39, was arrested on March 15.Police said he was booked after he reached a counting centre on March 8 and alleged EVMs were being replaced.
He also allegedly misbehaved with policemen.
Bansal’s lawyer Adhar Sharma said: “He was given third degree torture and humiliated by police officers.They beat him up mercilessly all night.”
Etmadaula Station House Officer (SHO) Satya Dev Sharma denied the allegations and said: “Bansal was creating nuisance days before counting.He already has multiple cases against him.”
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