Kin claim police torture left 15-year-old immobile
HYDERABAD: The family of a 15-year-old boy arrested by Jubilee Hills police in Dec 2024 on a voyeurism charge has alleged that police torture during three days of unlawful custody has left the juvenile unable to walk. The police have denied these claims, citing evidence including medical reports to support their stance.
On Dec 15, Jubilee Hills police received a complaint from a private employee stating that his neighbour's 15-year-old son, now a class IX student, had attempted to record videos of his family members through a bathroom ventilator. The complainant further alleged that the boy had recorded him in the bathroom, mistakenly believing it was his wife taking a bath.
Following the complaint, a case was filed on Dec16 under Section 77 (voyeurism) of the BNS at Jubilee Hills police station. According to police, the boy was brought to the station on Dec 17 by his mother. During questioning, he allegedly confessed to the offence in the presence of two independent witnesses. His mobile phone was seized, and no allegations of physical assault were made at the time, stated ACP Venkat Reddy. The boy's family were issued a notice and he was released immediately.
However, the family claimed that while the boy was creating video reels on the staircase of their home, he inadvertently recorded a neighbour in the bathroom.
"Neighbours assaulted my son before the police took him on Dec15. He was later released on Dec 17 after being held unlawfully. A constable assaulted my son during this illegal custody," the boy's father, a junior artiste, alleged.
The boy's mother claimed their complaints of torture have gone unacknowledged, and family had to spend money on private hospital treatment before taking him to Osmania General Hospital in April. "Now my son cannot walk. He can only crawl. Legal action must be taken against those who tortured him," she said.
In response, the police issued a statement including a photo of the boy with his school NCC team, taken four months after the case was filed. They provided a medical certificate from a Professor of Neurology at OGH, dated July 5. The certificate states that the boy is suffering from polyradiculoneuropathy with congenital tethered cord syndrome, ACP Reddy added.
On Dec 15, Jubilee Hills police received a complaint from a private employee stating that his neighbour's 15-year-old son, now a class IX student, had attempted to record videos of his family members through a bathroom ventilator. The complainant further alleged that the boy had recorded him in the bathroom, mistakenly believing it was his wife taking a bath.
Following the complaint, a case was filed on Dec16 under Section 77 (voyeurism) of the BNS at Jubilee Hills police station. According to police, the boy was brought to the station on Dec 17 by his mother. During questioning, he allegedly confessed to the offence in the presence of two independent witnesses. His mobile phone was seized, and no allegations of physical assault were made at the time, stated ACP Venkat Reddy. The boy's family were issued a notice and he was released immediately.
However, the family claimed that while the boy was creating video reels on the staircase of their home, he inadvertently recorded a neighbour in the bathroom.
"Neighbours assaulted my son before the police took him on Dec15. He was later released on Dec 17 after being held unlawfully. A constable assaulted my son during this illegal custody," the boy's father, a junior artiste, alleged.
The boy's mother claimed their complaints of torture have gone unacknowledged, and family had to spend money on private hospital treatment before taking him to Osmania General Hospital in April. "Now my son cannot walk. He can only crawl. Legal action must be taken against those who tortured him," she said.
In response, the police issued a statement including a photo of the boy with his school NCC team, taken four months after the case was filed. They provided a medical certificate from a Professor of Neurology at OGH, dated July 5. The certificate states that the boy is suffering from polyradiculoneuropathy with congenital tethered cord syndrome, ACP Reddy added.
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