Coimbatore cop caught on digicam attacking lodge workers and asking them to down shutters to forestall Covid unfold

A sub-inspector on the Kattoor police station in Coimbatore was caught on digicam attacking the workers of a lodge and reportedly asking them to down shutters to forestall the unfold of Covid-19. The incident came about at round 10.21 pm on Sunday night time. Hotels and eating places have been given permission to function until 11 pm in Tamil Nadu.
The CCTV footage of the incident reveals the police officer, recognized as Muthu, coming into the Sri Raja Hotel at 10:21 pm. The lodge at the moment had stored its shutters half open and some prospects have been seen consuming. The footage then reveals the police officer beating up the lodge staffers together with his lathi, with a lady additionally sustaining accidents.

A SI connected to Katoor police station(Coimbatore) was caught on digicam hitting staff of a lodge in Gandhipuram for functioning previous the permitted time. The officer had attacked the workers at 10.21 pm whereas lodges in TN are allowed to function until 11 pm. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/Cqi0vBvGu1
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Five individuals, together with a lady, suffered accidents within the incident. The video has gone viral on social media.

As per the most recent Covid restrictions issued by the Tamil Nadu authorities, eating places, meals courts, tea outlets (each dine-in and take away) are permitted to function until 11 pm. Dine-in areas must operate with 50 per cent capability.
As per the grievance lodged by the lodge proprietor B Mohanraj to the Coimbatore metropolis commissioner, the police constable got here to their lodge after 10 pm and requested them to down the shutters as a result of Kattoor Inspector Latha was anticipated to come back to the realm on night time rounds.

He added that the lodge shutters have been half downed and a bunch of girls from Hosur had come asking the proprietor to offer them some meals as they’d a bus to catch and so they have been hungry. So, the lodge had served them dosas, which is when the cop got here in.
The complainant additionally claimed that Inspector Latha has been intimidating shopkeepers within the space for a while.
Jayalakshmi, who was one of many individuals to be hit by the police officer, mentioned, “We came to the hotel by 10:20 pm. As police officers had previously instructed the hotel owner to close the premises, they switched off the lights and kept the shutters half closed. We were having our dosas when a police officer suddenly came in and beat us.”

She added, “We were asked to get up and we started panicking. I didn’t have space to move away from the spot. When the cop was beating others, the lathi hit me in the head. I was in severe pain so I sat down holding my head. The police officer appeared to apologise to me but I was not sure. I didn’t hear anything as I was in complete shock,” she mentioned.
Based on the instructions of the town commissioner ADGP Davidson Devasirvatham, the SI was transferred instantly to the management room and an inquiry has been initiated in opposition to him.

The state human rights fee has sought an in depth report on the incident from the police commissioner.