There is no bias in the Delhi Police investigation into the February communal violence, police commissioner SN Shrivastava claimed in a let...
There is no bias in the Delhi Police investigation into the February communal violence, police commissioner SN Shrivastava claimed in a letter he wrote to retired veteran Julio Ribeiro on Tuesday. As evidence he cited the number of First Information Reports registered by the police: more than 410 FIRs were based on complaints by Muslims, while 190 FIRs emerged from complaints by Hindus.
Compare this with another statistic offered by the Delhi Police, this time in a press statement on Sunday. Of the 1,153 accused people against whom charges had been filed in court after the police had completed the investigation, 571 were Hindu and 582 were Muslim.
Put the data together. Double the number of riot cases stemmed from complaints by Muslims, presumably against Hindus. But six months later, more Muslims stand charged in court by the police.
In simpler words: the police have been more efficient in investigating riot cases against Muslims.
What could be a better illustration of police bias?
Scroll.in asked Delhi Police to explain why chargesheets against Muslims outnumbered those against Hindus. We did not get a response.
Delhi Police may well claim it simply found stronger evidence against Muslims. But given the way it handled the worst communal violence in four decades...
