Driver allegedly assaulted by gau rakshaks near Ibrahimpatnam

Tension prevailed at the Ibrahimpatnam police station after a transport driver was allegedly assaulted by gau rakshaks while transporting cattle. AIMIM leader Samad Bin Abdat accused police of denying medical treatment to the injured driver. Senior officials have ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed for a while at Ibrahimpatnam police station on Monday after a transport vehicle driver was waylaid and attacked by a group of gau rakshaks.

The driver, Jaweed, a resident of Old City, was transporting a truck belonging to a farmer, Hari, to a location in his vehicle. On reaching Ibrahimpatnam road, a group of gau rakshak stopped the vehicle, pulled out the driver and assaulted him. He was later handed over to the Ibrahimpatnam police.

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Samad Bin Abdat, AIMIM party leader, on coming to know about the incident, reached Ibrahimpatnam police station in the morning and questioned the police for not sending the driver to hospital for treatment.

He complained that the driver, despite suffering bleeding injuries, was detained in the police station and denied medical treatment. He alleged that the police forced the driver to shift the cattle to the local gaushala. The higher officers have ordered an enquiry into the incident.