Security guard beats boy for playing cricket near Hyderabad mayor's residence

Syed Tayyab Hussain claims he was unaware of the incident

HYDERABAD: A police security guard of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Syed Tayyab Hussain allegedly beat a schoolboy for playing cricket in the street where the mayor's residence is located. The incident was reported on Sunday in Latifabad's Unit 7 area.

Following the incident, local residents surrounded the A Section police station, demanding the arrest of police constable Waris Ali and the registration of an FIR against him.

Sharjeel Akhtar, the class nine student who was injured by the constable, told the media that he was playing cricket with his friends in the street where the mayor lived. "The policeman first restricted us from playing in the street. When we refused, he began to beat us," the boy said.



However, the constable said that the mayor was sleeping and he requested the children to stop making noise. He claimed that when he tried to stop the children, adults of the locality stepped in,  snatched his rifle and tore his collar.

Ali was detained but released an hour later.

According to SHO Asif Hayat, the mayor told the police that he was unaware of the incident. Quoting Hussain, the SHO said he was sleeping when the incident took place. SHO Hayat also claimed that the mayor removed the constable from his security duty.

The FIR will be lodged in light of the boy's medical report, the police sources said, adding that the mayor, police and some residents were trying to find an amicable solution to the clash.