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Indian police publicly beat a man named Faizal Lakhani accused of murdering his partner in Bhavnagar, Gujarat state, on Friday, despite Supreme Court rulings prohibiting such treatment. The beating was carried out at the scene of the alleged crime and involved a police officer repeatedly striking Lakhani's legs and buttocks with a bamboo baton. According to police officials, the thrashing was meant to set an example that crimes against women will be taken seriously. The incident has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some praising the police action while others have criticized it as an unfair and potentially coercive tactic.

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A woman was beaten to death at a crowded bus station in Gujarat, India, with CCTV footage showing her partner attacking her while bystanders watched. The accused, whose name is not mentioned, was arrested but later publicly beaten by police. In another incident related to the same case, police in Gujarat took the accused's partner, identified as Faizal Lakhani, to the scene of the alleged crime and beat him on Friday** at a bus terminal, saying it was meant to set an example for others not to commit crimes against women. The beating was captured on video and shared widely on social media, with some users praising the police's actions despite concerns over due process.

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Indian police publicly thrashed a man accused of beating his partner to death, local media reported on Sunday, drawing mixed reactions after footage of the flogging spread online.

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🔮 “We beat him to set an example that crime against women will be taken seriously and nobody else dares to commit such a crime,” police officer DP Unadkat said, according to the Times of India newspaper.

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Police in India's Gujarat publicly beat man accused of killing partner · assertive framing

Indian police publicly thrashed a man accused of beating his partner to death, local media reported on Sunday, drawing mixed reactions after footage of the flogging spread online. asserted

footage → thrash → flogging

Public parading and beatings of suspects by police are not uncommon in India, despite Supreme Court rulings prohibiting such treatment. asserted

parading → prohibit → treatment

Officials said the thrashing was a response to the brutality of the alleged murder. asserted

thrashing → say → murder

The man, identified by police as Faizal Lakhani, was arrested in Bhavnagar, a town in Gujarat state. asserted

man → identify → state

Police took Lakhani on Friday to the scene of the alleged crime to reconstruct the incident. asserted

Police → take → incident

He was beaten at the site, and footage of the battering was shared widely on social media. asserted

footage → beat → media

Videos show Lakhani’s arms restrained by ropes as a uniformed officer repeatedly struck his legs and buttocks with a bamboo baton. asserted

officer → show → baton

He was also beaten on his feet inside a bus terminal. asserted

He → beat → terminal

“We beat him to set an example that crime against women will be taken seriously and nobody else dares to commit such a crime,” police officer DP Unadkat said, according to the Times of India newspaper. uncertain

Unadkat → beat → newspaper

“When we do this, they fear the police,” Unadkat said, The Indian Express reported. asserted

Express → do → police

Some social media users praised the beating while others denounced the police officers’ actions, with several X users saying the man had yet to be found guilty of the crime. asserted

man → praise → crime

Bhavnagar police chief Nitesh Pandey told AFP only: “I have nothing to comment.” asserted

I → tell → nothing

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