News reports describe videos that appear to show several handcuffed men being marched through a residential area in Salabatpura by Surat police personnel on 14 July 2026. The reports state that personnel pulled some men by the hair, slapped them and struck them with lathis in public. A senior police officer acknowledged that the accused had been paraded, while the alleged assaults remain under inquiry. The men had been arrested in a rioting and attempted-murder case. The Gujarat High Court subsequently took suo motu cognisance, and the State reported that a preliminary police inquiry was underway. These institutional responses are not findings that misconduct occurred or that any individual is responsible.
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How verification works →The Gujarat High Court initiated suo motu proceedings concerning the reported incident. The State later informed the court that a preliminary police inquiry was underway. On 14 August 2026, the court orally indicated that the concerned senior officer should be transferred while the inquiry remained pending; this was not a final finding on the allegations.
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The State informed the Gujarat High Court that a preliminary police inquiry into the reported incident had been assigned and was underway.
The Gujarat High Court initiated suo motu proceedings concerning the reported public parading and beating of handcuffed accused in Surat.
No published follow-up check has been recorded for this incident.
