Former Indian Police Service officer Julio Ribeiro on Saturday wrote to Delhi Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava, questioning the inves...
Former Indian Police Service officer Julio Ribeiro on Saturday wrote to Delhi Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava, questioning the investigation into the Delhi violence, The Indian Express reported.
Ribeiro said that the Delhi Police was taking action against “peaceful protesters” while ignoring senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders who made provocative, communal public speeches in the build-up to the violence. Ribeiro is a former Mumbai police commissioner and also served as the police chief of Punjab and Gujarat.
“I write to you with a heavy heart,” Ribeiro said in his letter. “As a true patriot and a former proud member of the Indian Police Service, I appeal to you to ensure a fair probe into the 753 FIRs registered against peaceful protesters who rightly apprehend injustices born from bias and hate against a minority community.” He said that while the Delhi Police has taken action against innocent people, BJP leaders like Kapil Mishra, Parvesh Verma and Anurag Thakur have been kept at bay.
Ribeiro also said that the Delhi Police has trapped “true patriots” like Harsh Mander and Apoorvanand. “We, the police forces in the land, and its leadership drawn from the Indian Police Service, have a duty and obligation to respect the Constitution and the enacted laws impartially...
