Naidoo said the student alleged that on Monday she and her male friend were picked up by the police who were travelling in a marked police vehicle. She said when they were being dropped off near Braamfontein cemetery, an altercation ensued between herself and a police officer.
The student said she was then forced out of the police vehicle and subsequently shot in the leg.
“This incident happened in an area where no students protests were taking place,” Naidoo said.
Naidoo said the police officers against whom the allegation was being levelled had not yet been identified.
National SAPS commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole said the matter was viewed very seriously and he had sanctioned a departmental investigation.
"[SAPS] management would like to reiterate its position that members of the SAPS are always encouraged to conduct themselves in a professional manner and to execute their duties within the boundaries of the law,” he said.
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