India: Police under fire for using violence to enforce coronavirus lockdown
30 March 2020 |
12:33 pm
Videos have been circulating on social media showing officers beating people for violating India's coronavirus lockdown. The opposition has called on Modi to stop police from using violence to enforce the measures.
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