I am a student of Manipal University. I have a complaint against the police here. They are using unauthorized force and violence and make unlawful arrests. If students are found outside late at night they are subjected to brutality. This has happened many times and no one is taking any action. The students here are under the protection of the college. They do not intervene and allow the police to take bribes and behave like cheap thugs rather than enforcers of the law. These policemen sexually harass female students while the male students are beaten. I have yet to hear of a law or a curfew which says people may not be outside after 12. The students are not running around prostituting themselves or misbehaving. Most of them are either heading home or going to eat something. Another issue is these so called "police officers" seem to act only when there is a female in presence. If two or more boys are outside they are let go without any punishment or threats while in the presence of a female everyone, including the girl is threatened to be taken to the police station all the while being abused with vulgar language. These "officers" are drunk themselves most of the time and verbally abuse the women calling them "a bloody bitch" and "whore". I would like to know what i can do as clearly no one else will and the government in karnataka is apparently too corrupt to take any action.
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