A court in Delhi has asked the city police commissioner to conduct an inquiry and deduct Rs 5,000 from the salary of the concerned officer ...
A court in Delhi has asked the city police commissioner to conduct an inquiry and deduct Rs 5,000 from the salary of the concerned officer for failing to appear before it and seeking adjournment in a case related to the February 2020 violence despite repeated orders, Live Law reported.
At least 53 people had died and hundreds were injured in clashes that had broken out between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it between February 23 and February 26, 2020, in North East Delhi. A majority of the victims were Muslim.
Numerous court orders granting bail to those named in these cases have criticised the Delhi Police investigation.
In his September 25 order, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg observed that special public prosecutors and investigating officers do not appear for hearings on the dates fixed, and when they do come after “prodding of senior officers”, it is without inspecting the files. After this, the officials seek adjournment of the case in a “very casual manner”, the judge added.
Garg imposed the fine after the police failed to comply with a previous order in which he had directed the investigating officer to supply a copy of an “e-challan” to one of the accused, Komal Mishra. The investigating officer told...
