Madhya Pradesh: Woman Assaulted By Police Officers For Not Wearing A Mask

2021-05-20 14

A woman was kicked, punched and dragged on a road by a group of police personnel in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district for not wearing a mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The woman & her daughter were going out to buy groceries amid the Covid-19 restrictions when the incident that was shot on mobile video happened, reported NDTV. In visuals shared on social media, the woman is seen being thrashed by police officials while she tries to free herself. She falls on the road several times and is seen struggling to get up. A woman police officer is also seen trying to take her away in an official vehicle, but she refuses to get inside, while her daughter tries to pull her back. Unable to take the woman away, the police officer drags her by her hair while she screams on the road.