“Where are they taking our country now?” she had asked.In the video posted by the Chief Minister, a young man is seen showing some injury marks on his infant son and saying, “Look what the police did to my son. The police beat him and broke his forehead.”He is also heard complaining in the video that all their essentials had been thrown away. The young man’s wife is also seen in the video. He is seen pointing to his wife and saying, “The police also beat her up a lot.” (Although has not verified the authenticity of this video.)After Banerjee posted the video on her X platform, Delhi Police launched an investigation. DCP (East) Abhishek Dhania said on Monday that investigators went to the woman’s house after identifying her from the video. During interrogation, the woman alleged that four Delhi Police personnel in plain clothes came to her house at 10:30 pm on 26 July and took her to a secluded place. After that, they allegedly demanded ₹25,000 from her.Dhania said that a special team was formed to investigate the incident after understanding the gravity of the situation. Police examined CCTV footage and used other technical resources during the probe.When the woman was questioned, she allegedly confessed that she has a relative in Malda who is a political activist. According to police, the woman claimed that she made the video under his instructions. Later, it was circulated.
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