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How is police brutality<\/a> in India relevant to the book Behind the Beautiful Forever<\/em>? Is the use of excessive force by the police prohibited under Indian law?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the book, Abdul and his father were victims of police brutality. Abdul was arrested after a neighbor accused him of attempted murder, and he was tortured by the police who knew he was innocent. Police brutality in India is prevalent, despite its prohibition by the country\u2019s Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn more about how Abdul in Behind the Beautiful Forevers<\/a><\/em> became a victim of police brutality in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Abdul and Karam Fall Victim to Police Brutality in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The night Fatima went to the hospital, Zehrunisa knew that the police would come looking for the accused family members. She wanted Abdul\u2019s father to go to the station in place of his children, and she encouraged Abdul to flee. Abdul couldn\u2019t think of anywhere to go except his trash storage room. He hid there for the night as the police came to his family\u2019s hut next door and arrested Karam. Eventually, he decided he\u2019d rather turn himself in than hide in fear and leave his father to be beaten by the police. Plus, he knew he and his father weren\u2019t guilty of the crime, and he wanted to be exonerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in police custody, Karam and Abdul faced frequent beatings.<\/strong> When police beat Karam, they taunted him for being Muslim; when they beat Abdul, they tried to get him to confess to beating Fatima. Police brutality in India is endemic.Their detention wasn\u2019t entered in police records, and they were kept in a room for unofficial police business. It had a small hole in the wall through which visitors could talk to those inside and offer small gifts, like cigarettes. Zehrunisa visited regularly to update Abdul and Karam on the status of Fatima and the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zehrunisa had already paid some money to the police when she\u2019d gone to the station earlier in the week to argue their case, but the police wanted more in exchange for making the case go away. Meanwhile, the government worker who took Fatima\u2019s official statement and Asha were also asking for money<\/a> to make the case go away. Abdul realized that the jail was being run like a business where innocence could be bought for the right price.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, Asha called the police station and insisted that the Husains hadn\u2019t set Fatima on fire. During the call, Abdul could hear the officer on the phone telling Asha that Abdul and his father weren\u2019t being tortured. After the call, the officer announced that they hadn\u2019t committed the crime and Abdul and his father weren\u2019t beaten again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karam thought that Asha likely did this as a show of her power, figuring he and Abdul would tell Zehrunisa about it and she\u2019d accept Asha\u2019s help. Asha would then receive a cut of the money paid to rid the family of the charges and help Fatima\u2019s husband. They still refused to accept this kind of \u201chelp\u201d from anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How is police brutality in India relevant to the book Behind the Beautiful Forever? Is the use of excessive force by the police prohibited under Indian law? In the book, Abdul and his father were victims of police brutality. Abdul was arrested after a neighbor accused him of attempted murder, and he was tortured by the police who knew he was innocent. Police brutality in India is prevalent, despite its prohibition by the country\u2019s Civil Rights Act. 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