Hyderabad: A 21-year-old youth was allegedly beaten up by Kacheguda traffic policemen on Sunday for not having a driving licence and helmet. The youth, Mohd Shahid, is a labourer. “On Sunday at around 12:20 pm, Kachiguda traffic police was checking vehicles when Shahid who was riding his bike was stopped by a home guard and beaten up badly for not having a helmet and licence,” said SI T. Madhu of Kacheguda police. However, the home guard gave a different version. “The home guard claims the man did not stop his bike and hit him before trying to flee,” added the SI.
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Both the man and the home guard filed complaints with cops. Kacheguda police booked a case under Section 337 (causing hurt by endangering life) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) against Shahid and a case under Section 324 was booked against the home guard.
