RAJKOT: A video purportedly exhibiting Bhavnagar police personnel beating a homicide accused at public locations throughout a criminal offense reconstruction train went viral on social media on Saturday.The accused, Faizal alias Khatki Lakhani, 25, was arrested by Nilambaug police on Friday in reference to the homicide of his live-in accomplice, Kajal Bariya.Police mentioned Faizal assaulted Bariya and kicked her repeatedly throughout a quarrel, inflicting extreme accidents to her kidneys. She died whereas present process therapy at a hospital on Thursday.In accordance with police, Faizal has a historical past of a number of offences involving violence and had lately been launched on bail with Bariya’s assist. The couple was reportedly residing on the footpath and contained in the GSRTC depot.Police mentioned Faizal suspected Bariya of getting an affair, which led to an argument that turned violent.Following his arrest, police took him to the spot on Friday for reconstruction of the crime. It was throughout this process that the accused was allegedly overwhelmed by police personnel, as seen within the viral video.When contacted, Nilambaug police inspector DP Unadkat defended the motion, describing Faizal as a “infamous individual”.He mentioned the accused had continued his felony actions after being launched on bail and claimed that the beating was meant to ship a message that crimes in opposition to girls can be taken significantly.“We beat him to set an instance that crime in opposition to girls shall be taken significantly and no one else dares to commit such a criminal offense,” Unadkat mentioned.
