Man desperate to perform mother's last rites gets beaten by Gujarat cops [Photo credits: Twitter- @GujaratPolice

Key Highlights The man claimed that he had procured the necessary permission from the Thane Police to travel to his native village The cops tore the death certificate of the affected man’s mother and turned him back from the border The cops also smashed the man’s mobile phone when he showed them the video evidence of his mother’s demise

Mumbai: A 39-year-old man, whose mother passed away in Rajasthan, was allegedly thrashed by the police officers of Gujarat when he attempted to go to his village for performing her final rites, on Wednesday. The affected man claimed that despite having relevant permission to cross the border from Thane Police amid the lockdown, the Gujarat cops deployed at the border did not allow him to travel.

Man obtained necessary permission to travel

The affected man, identified as Bhairulal Lohar, resides in Thane’s Savarkar Nagar. Lohar said that while the Gujarat Police officers sent him back on Wednesday, the police in Maharashtra were not permitting him to depart for his village on Friday even when he had procured necessary permission from the Vartak Nagar Police. He said that he got the permission after providing a copy of his mother’s death certificate which he had secured from his relatives through WhatsApp.

Man faced no issues in Maharashtra

Lohar said that he lost his father long ago and his mother, who used to stay in Rajasthan’s Rajasmand district died on Wednesday. He said that his relatives approached a local Shiv Sena activist who arranged an ambulance run by Maharashtra cabinet minister Eknath Shinde. They encountered no issues in Maharashtra, reported the Times of India.

Gujarat cops assault man

However, they were stopped by Gujarat police officers at a toll point located nearly 13 km away from Talasari. Without asking any questions, the policemen thrashed the driver. The cops allegedly tore the death certificate and did not permit Lohar to cross the border even after he repeatedly requested to let him as his mother had passed away.

Lohar claimed that officers smashed his mobile phone when he showed them a video evidence of his mother’s demise and did not hear anything. He stated that they were a group of nine members, including women, who were sent back. Now, the Maharashtra police are also not permitting him to leave the state.