ALAPPUZHA: Seven police officers will face punitive actions in the Haripad police custody torture case. Even officers in the rank of DYSP have been charged with gross violation of duty. The case was registered in 2017, when Arun, a bank employee was incriminated in a case and was inhumanely tortured by police officers.

The incident happened in 2017 during one UDF hartal day. Arun was wrongly taken into custody for another person and was given third-degree treatment by the officers. DYSP Manoj crushed the complainant's testicles while the SI joined to thrash his backbone mercilessly. More police officers took turns to lay hands on Arun which left him bedridden for more than one month in the hospital. The human rights commission also called for appropriate action against the demons in the force.