NIA suspends officer in J&K over custodial torture of suspect, orders high-level probe

The anti-terror probe agency NIA has taken a stern view of an incident of alleged torture at its Jammu branch where a suspect was brutally beaten up by a DSP-rank officer. A high-level probe has been ordered to look into the charges.

The anti-terror probe agency NIA has taken a stern view of an incident of alleged torture at its Jammu branch where a suspect was brutally beaten up by a DSP-rank officer. A high-level probe has been ordered to look into the charges. In a Facebook post, a man named Harjeet Singh, wrote that a youth was mercilessly thrashed during questioning. It is suspected that the man could have a role in the RS Pura narco terrorism case. According to NIA, the officer, DSP Chekpal Sherawat, had tried to coerce a response out of the suspect as he believed the suspect may have hidden the consignment. The suspect was let off after several hours of detention and questioning at the NIA office.