Police Officer Pulls Woman's Hair, Kicks Her During Anti-Encroachment Drive

A shocking video of a policeman pulling a woman's hair and kicking her after she fell to the ground has gone viral. The video also showed other police officers dragging protesting women into a police van and a woman could be seen being forcefully dragged into a car by a female officer.

The incident took place in the Tilsivia village, Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh. An anti-encroachment drive was taking place and the police stated they were retaliating after the women attacked local revenue officials. They added that since the women had allegedly attacked revenue officials, a case was registered against them.

The administration claimed that 18 people encroached on land that was meant for a livestock shed, however, locals said they had been living there for years.

A woman said that they had been living there for years and that nobody had stopped them before. She also alleged that the police also assaulted a pregnant woman.

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Police Officer Pulls Woman's Hair, Kicks Her

The incident took place when police officers and local revenue officers reached Tilsivia village during an anti-encroachment drive.

After police initiated action against the allegedly encroached land, the villagers began protesting against the action.

The situation turned violent and video showed police personnel dragging protesting women to a police van and one officer could be seen grabbing a woman by the hair and kicking her after she fell down. The violent act occurred in the presence of police personnel and the video showed a young man intervening and stopping the police officer.

The authorities have yet to comment on the viral video and the force used by the police personnel on the protesting women.

The Additional Superintendent of Police, Surajpur, Madhulika Sharma, said that some locals had attacked the revenue officers during the anti-encroachment drive and that the police were probing the case.

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Earlier, a police officer slapped a woman farmer who was protesting the seizure of property in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.

The protesters were opposing the seizure of property for the Bharatmala project before they received compensation.

In Australia, a 95-year-old woman with dementia passed away after a police officer tasered her. The incident sparked anger among the locals and the officer is currently being investigated.