Sushil Kumar, a 22-year-old Shamli resident, was picked up by UP Police from his home on Dec 16 last year. The next day, his family was told that he had been shot in the leg. Police said they were forced to fire while arresting him in connection with a loot case. His mother Munesh Devi, however, claims Sushil was taken away over his alleged ties with a girl.
“Apna achha kaam dikhaane ke liye wo kisi ko bhi uthaakar goli maar dete hain (to show that they are doing a good job, they pick up anybody and shoot them),” she says of the police. Her son — whose wife is six months pregnant — ran a small confectionery shop and was the family’s sole breadwinner, Munesh Devi said, adding that her two other sons are incapacitated.