Allahabad: The Uttar Pradesh Police received huge flak from all quarters after a video of some cops manhandling and beating two female students of Allahabad University for waving black flags at the convoy of BJP president Amit Shah who was visiting the city.
Both of them were dragged, with one of them grabbed by her hair and beaten by a policeman.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The video shows the two students standing in the middle of the road and blocking the lead vehicle in the BJP president’s convoy and then waving black flags. Another male student too can be seen waving a piece of black cloth at the convoy.
The protestors were also chanting slogan: ‘Amit Shah Wapas Jao’ (Amit Shah Go away!).
Male policemen then rush in and drag the three protesting students away. As the three are pushed into a police vehicle, a policeman can be seen hitting one of the women studentswith his baton. Another police officer grabs her by her hair and pushes her towards the vehicle.
Police said the students are 25-year-old Neha Yadav, 24-year-old Rama Yadav and Kishan Maurya (26). Police said Neha Yahav is a pursuing her PhD and Rama Yadav is doing her postgraduate studies at Allahabad University.
The Uttar Pradesh police have banned black flags, handkerchiefs or clothes from the rallies of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after a series of incidents where black flags were shown to him in rallies across the state.
In June last year, 12 students were arrested by the Lucknow police and charged under serious sections of the law for showing black flags and holding up the convoy of Yogi Adityanath at a Lucknow University function.
Agencies