Beat a man to death. Then jump on him. That's what these cops did in Bihar
Stomp of authority This series of video grabs shows a policeman kicking an injured Mustafa till he is dead. At one point, the cop takes a short run and jumps brutally straight onto Mustafa’s face (marked in red circle). Mustafa’s hands go up in helpless defence. One of many such instances that are highlighting the alter side of a new Bihar: here, goondaism still thrives in various garbs
BHAJANPURA , AN obscure village of Forbesganj town in Araria, one of the most backward districts of Bihar, has unwittingly become the epicentre of communal politics. On 3 June, police bullets and atrocities took four lives, including an seven-month-old baby, a pregnant woman and an injured man, who was heinously stomped to death. In a statement that makes a mockery of the irrefutable evidence against them, the police are justifying the killings as an act of “self-defence”. The silence of the Nitish Kumar government is also raising several uncomfortable questions especially since all four people killed in the firing on 3 June belong to a minority community.
The residents of Bhajanpura could never have imagined their demand for a road could take such a tragic turn. The brutality of the police emerged in a blood-curdling video of a cop, Sunil Kumar Yadav, literally jumping on a prostrate and injured man, pummelling him to death. This two-minute long video footage is so disturbing that one shudders to think of those who saw it with their own eyes. Fatkan Ansari, father of the deceased Mustafa, breaks down while talking to TEHELKA. “Who killed him? Why was he killed? How was he killed? What do I tell you? This will not bring back my son,” is all he can mutter, before lapsing into silence.
This eerie silence is everywhere in Bhajanpura where, like Ansari, people do not want to speak about the incident. Mustafa happens to be just one of the many who have suffered a gruesome fate at the hands of the keepers of law.
In Mustafa’s case, it was the video clipping of the brutality and the ensuing politicisation that caught the nation’s eye. Similar atrocities have either escaped the media’s glare or have been hushed up by the cops. Previously, on 17 December 2010, the police had opened fire on a group of residents from Batraha village who had come to protest the lewd behaviour towards their women by some paramilitary jawans. Three women and one man died in the firing. According to social activist Arshad Ajmal, several such reports never see the light of day.
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At one point, the cop takes a short run and jumps brutally straight onto Mustafa's face (marked in red circle). Mustafa's hands go up in helpless defence. One of many such instances that are highlighting the alter side of a new Bihar: here,
A PROLIFIC offender was jailed after breaching a community order because he refused to stand in a circle holding hands with other offenders singing a song about drugs. Lee Howard, 45, of De Winton Street, Tonypandy,
Forty-one children, all of whom had lost a parent or sibling, began every morning this week sitting in a circle. Little glass hearts were passed around. The children held them in their palms, joined hands,
"In fact, we had a family who lost their home and had to move to Allentown. They could have really benefited from something like this." That financial gift from one nearby church to another seems to indicate a widening circle of helping hands committed
Billed as the first attraction of its kind in North America and the highest full circle hands-free walk, EdgeWalk takes place atop the tower, which is one of the taller ones in the world. That's 116 stories up with no guardrails, gulp.
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Thank you again for my renewal of hope.
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Thank you,thank you for the beautiful Cicle Of Hands story.We are still the greatest country in the world. We may have some political leader that tries to divide and conquor but this story has renewed my faith in our country.No matter how bad things get we will stick together and fight for what is right and how we need to care about each other.We have been sidetracked but that will end and we will reunite and move forward togethe as a country.Things will get better and we will remember to be a kinder, gentler society.Thank you again for this wonderful stiry about who we really are.
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Thank you Dateline for showing such a positive story in these trying times. Today, more than ever, we need to know that there are still people with good hearts in our communities. Most of us are feeling the brunt of this economy right now. This story just makes me see that even though we are each going thru our own trials and tribulations, people still care. This story left me wanting to do more but not really sure where to start. How would I go about seeing if this type of Hometown Hero program is in my area and if not, what do I do to get it started?
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