Thursday, January 27, 2011

Example of biased Police behaviour

A letter to the journalist Nishant Sarwankar of marathi daily Loksatta.

Dear Nishant,
Recently I read your article in loksatta, dated 25th Jan 2011 in Mumbai Vrutant.
 http://www.loksatta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131549:2011-01-24-15-18-27&catid=41:2009-07-15-03-58-17&Itemid=81

Some points from the news item.

परंतु तुम्ही जर गुन्हा नोंदवत नसाल तर मला पोलीस आयुक्तांशी बोलावे लागेल, अशी धमकी त्याने दिली.
 परुळेकरांनी ही बाब वरिष्ठ निरीक्षकांच्या कानी घातली आणि अखेरीस गुन्हा नोंदविण्याचा निर्णय घेतला.
 This and the preceding content in the article, shows that actually the P.I Shyam Parulekar, bowed down to pressure, and registered a baseless complaint.  The P.I. has shown helplessness, while in reality, he should have had stood his ground, and refused to collaborate with these  people.

गुन्हा नोंदविलेला असल्यामुळे त्या तरुणाला अटक करणे त्यांना भाग होते.
 Nothing can be farther from truth. Criminal Procedure Code, doesn't makes arrest "mandatory" specifically in offences of the class of 498A. The P.I. did the arrest, just to please the women. The P.I. certainly showed a lack of courage and truth. The P.I.  also doesn't seems to be aware of CrPC 41A ammendments, done in 2010.

 The article printed in loksatta, also says, that the P.I. slapped the husband. It is further written, that he did this, to generate sympathy for the husband. Nice. Is beating an innocent person, the only way to generate sympathy for him ?

 Point is you have painted the P.I. as a hero, when in fact he has acted as per the whims and wishes of a women, who had money and connections. And in the process he has harassed an innocent person, fully knowing well, that the charges are false. This also shows, that the faith reposed by CrPC in Investigating Officer is so incorrect. In fact, this story shows how a police officer has abused his power.  Instead of criticizing such biased and morally corrupt officer, you are praising him ?

 Thanks
 Sandesh  Chopdekar,
 9890925273, Pune

Latest - The journalist, has accepted the discrepancies by the police, and has said, that he would be careful in future.

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