MUMBAI: The Pune police's failure to nab a builder's killers over a year and a half after he was shot dead in broad daylight led the Bombay high court to ask if there were enough police personnel to probe cases.
"How many police officers has the state recruited in the last 10 years?" asked a division bench of Justices B H Marlapalle and U D Salvi. The judges took potshots at police deployment for VIP security duty. "It has become a prestige for one person to be accompanied by two police security (personnel)," said the judges, adding, "How many police officers have been deputed for VIP security in the last 10 years?" asked the judges.
During an earlier hearing in the case, the court had come down on the Pune police's 'lethargy' and said that the force seemed so overburdened with VIP and bandobast duty that they could not effectively tackle crime.
Public prosecutor P A Pol said that the police was "well equipped". But this failed to convince the judges, who questioned the lack of progress in the investigations. "You have not identified even one suspect in the case," said the judges.
The court indicated that it may transfer the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and sought the presence of an officer from the investigation agency in court on June 13.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Ashwini, wife of builder Nikhil Rane and a resident of Bhosale Nagar in Pune. Rane was shot by assailants while he was climbing the stairs of his office on November 23, 2009. Rane died seven days later.
The police had arrested four persons for allegedly making extortion calls to Rane prior to his murder. Following investigations, the quartet was charged with offences related to extortion, but no murder charges were filed against them. In her petition, Ashwini claimed that despite repeatedly following up with the Shivajinagar police, the only response that she got was that the "investigation was going on". Ashwini accused the police of not relying on modern investigation techniques and felt the force was "not at all serious about investigating" her husband's murder.
The court had earlier suggested that the police should have a specialized crime investigation department that would not be burdened with bandobast duty.
Friday, June 10, 2011
MS Police: Cops can note netas' calls: State
MUMBAI: A day after being pulled up by the Bombay high court, the state government on Thursday withdrew its controversial circular that instructed policemen not to record in their station diaries politicians' calls in cases under investigation. It plans to issue another circular which will leave it to the discretion of the police officer on duty to mention or omit a politician's instructions.
A senior Mantralaya official said, "The police manual says that it is for the police officer to decide.'' Home minister R R Patil has instructed the department to rework the draft for issuing a fresh circular, the official added.
A day earlier, while hearing a petition challenging the November 11, 2010 circular of the home department , a division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More had termed the order as "odd" . The court said that politicians should not make calls to investigating officers. "If they do, why should any police officer be prevented from making an entry of the calls in the station diary?" it asked. The HC said it would decide on the merits of the case if the home department continued with the circular and sought a reply by June 15.
Asenior police officer said the government was forced to withdraw the circular after the high court made it quite clear that it was against such directions. "Last year in the legislative council, some MLAs had expressed their apprehension after the Supreme Court imposed a fine on Vilasrao Deshmukh (see box). The MLAs said they would have no choice but to call up policemen when their voters approached them,'' the officer said.
A senior Mantralaya official said, "The police manual says that it is for the police officer to decide.'' Home minister R R Patil has instructed the department to rework the draft for issuing a fresh circular, the official added.
A day earlier, while hearing a petition challenging the November 11, 2010 circular of the home department , a division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More had termed the order as "odd" . The court said that politicians should not make calls to investigating officers. "If they do, why should any police officer be prevented from making an entry of the calls in the station diary?" it asked. The HC said it would decide on the merits of the case if the home department continued with the circular and sought a reply by June 15.
Asenior police officer said the government was forced to withdraw the circular after the high court made it quite clear that it was against such directions. "Last year in the legislative council, some MLAs had expressed their apprehension after the Supreme Court imposed a fine on Vilasrao Deshmukh (see box). The MLAs said they would have no choice but to call up policemen when their voters approached them,'' the officer said.
MS Police: After rap, state to revise rules on police diary entries
Hauled up by the Bombay high court over a circular issued in November 2010 directing the police not to record instructions by politicians, the state government has decided to recall the controversial notification. “We will issue another circular saying statements, including those of politicians and
members of the legislature, should be recorded,” said a senior home department official.
The law states that all calls made to police stations by members of the legislative assembly and ministers be recorded in the police diary. But, the department wanted to skip this rule.
The circular was issued after a case was registered by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar against the government for allowing former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s office to misuse powers and make a phone call in 2006 to a police station in Buldhana asking the police to not register a case against a money lender’s politician son.
The Supreme Court pulled up Deshmukh for interfering in police investigations after taking serious note of the diary entry made by the investigating officer. The court observed that the manner in which the constitutional functionaries behaved was ‘shocking’.
The circular, issued by the office of special inspector general Gulabrao Pol, mentioned instances when officers had written down details of their telephonic communication with ‘MLAs’ and produced them in court. The circular stated that no such communication should be mentioned in station diaries henceforth.
A senior IPS officer, on condition of anonymity, had brushed aside concerns, saying investigations would not be affected.
“It is a police officer’s prerogative to note down facts encountered during investigation, and that will continue,” he said.
Understandably, the circular did not go down well with officers who handle investigations. The diary entry was crucial evidence in case of future problems that could arise due to interference by superiors or politicians.
A few months ago, a state minister in the previous Congress government called the Amboli police several times asking them to investigate a robbery in which Rs 50 lakh had gone missing.
He specifically did not want the offence registered. The officers, however, refused to obey the order and made diary entries of all calls.
members of the legislature, should be recorded,” said a senior home department official.
The law states that all calls made to police stations by members of the legislative assembly and ministers be recorded in the police diary. But, the department wanted to skip this rule.
The circular was issued after a case was registered by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar against the government for allowing former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s office to misuse powers and make a phone call in 2006 to a police station in Buldhana asking the police to not register a case against a money lender’s politician son.
The Supreme Court pulled up Deshmukh for interfering in police investigations after taking serious note of the diary entry made by the investigating officer. The court observed that the manner in which the constitutional functionaries behaved was ‘shocking’.
The circular, issued by the office of special inspector general Gulabrao Pol, mentioned instances when officers had written down details of their telephonic communication with ‘MLAs’ and produced them in court. The circular stated that no such communication should be mentioned in station diaries henceforth.
A senior IPS officer, on condition of anonymity, had brushed aside concerns, saying investigations would not be affected.
“It is a police officer’s prerogative to note down facts encountered during investigation, and that will continue,” he said.
Understandably, the circular did not go down well with officers who handle investigations. The diary entry was crucial evidence in case of future problems that could arise due to interference by superiors or politicians.
A few months ago, a state minister in the previous Congress government called the Amboli police several times asking them to investigate a robbery in which Rs 50 lakh had gone missing.
He specifically did not want the offence registered. The officers, however, refused to obey the order and made diary entries of all calls.
CG Police: Maoist rebels kill 15 police in double attack
RAIPUR - Maoist rebels killed 15 police officers in the jungles of Chhattisgarh in two separate bomb blasts, police said on Friday, as the insurgents continued a fresh round of violent attacks on security forces. A bomb attack on two security vehicle killed 10 police and injured three early on Friday morning, a senior police officer said, hours after insurgents shot dead five state policemen in a raid on an armed forces camp. Both the attacks were carried out in forested areas of the mineral rich region where the Maoists are mainly active, and where widespread violence has worried investors and disrupted mining and rail transport. "It was a massive blast," Ram Niwas, additional director general of police (Maoist operation), told Reuters. The anti-landmine vehicle was tossed up in the air by the blast before it landed in pieces, Niwas said. The attack took place 400 km (250 miles) from the state capital, Raipur. A recent crackdown on rebel-controlled areas had raised hopes that the government was winning the battle against what the prime minister has described as India's biggest internal security threat. But the latest string of attacks, including a blast last month that killed seven policemen, has led to fears that security forces are ill-prepared to deal with the threat. The Maoists' violent campaign against the government began as a peasant revolt in the late 1960s. The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of the poor and the disenfranchised.
HR Police: police & strike: पुलिस के साए में चली रोडवेज बसें
रोहतक. रोडवेज कर्मचारी संयुक्त संघर्ष समिति के आह्वान पर बुलाई गई एक दिन की राज्य व्यापी हड़ताल का रोहतक में मिला-जुला असर रहा।
रोडवेज कर्मचारियों द्वारा सुबह बसों को रूट पर जाने से रोकने का प्रयास किया गया, जिसे पुलिस ने नाकाम कर दिया। इसके बाद करीब दो दर्जन बसें विभिन्न रूटों पर चलीं। दिन के समय बसों का आवागमन प्रभावित रहा। इस दौरान पुलिस और कर्मचारियों के बीच झड़प भी हुई। कई बसों को पुलिस की पायलट गाड़ी के साथ रूट पर भेजा गया।
2699 रूटों पर निजी ऑपरेटरों को परमिट देने के विरोध में रोडवेज कर्मचारियों की दो प्रमुख यूनियनों द्वारा हड़ताल बुलाई गई थी। हड़ताल को लेकर मंगलवार शाम से ही कर्मचारी नेताओं ने डेरा डाल लिया था। सुबह साढ़े 4 बजे रोहतक से चंडीगढ़ जाने वाली बस सामान्य दिनों की तरह डिपो से निकली।
इसके बाद 5 बजे चंडीगढ़ जाने वाली बस को कर्मचारियों ने रोकने का प्रयास किया, लेकिन पुलिस ने कर्मचारियों को हिरासत में ले लिया। नौ बजे के करीब एक दर्जन कर्मचारी बस अड्डे से बाहर इनेलो आफिस के पीछे एकत्रित हो गए, जिसकी भनक पुलिस को लग गई। पुलिस ने वहीं पहुंच कर कर्मचारियों को हिरासत में ले लिया। कर्मचारियों ने विरोध किया, जिसके चलते पुलिस व कर्मचारियों के बीच झड़प भी हुई।
बस स्टैंड की किलाबंदी
हड़ताल के आह्वान के मद्देनजर प्रशासन किसी प्रकार का रिस्क नहीं उठाना चाहता था। इसको लेकर बस स्टैंड को किले में तबदील किया गया था। एसडीएम जगदीश शर्मा ड्यूटी मजिस्ट्रेट के तौर पर मौजूद थे। वहीं, एडिशनल एसपी विकास धनखड़ पुलिस कर्मियों का नेतृत्व कर रहे थे। बीच-बीच में एसपी बी. सतीश बालन ने भी बस स्टैंड पर पहुंचकर स्थिति का जायजा लिया। कर्मचारियों की हड़ताल के कारण बस स्टैंड के कार्यालय में दिनभर सन्नाटा पसरा रहा।
रोडवेज कर्मचारियों द्वारा सुबह बसों को रूट पर जाने से रोकने का प्रयास किया गया, जिसे पुलिस ने नाकाम कर दिया। इसके बाद करीब दो दर्जन बसें विभिन्न रूटों पर चलीं। दिन के समय बसों का आवागमन प्रभावित रहा। इस दौरान पुलिस और कर्मचारियों के बीच झड़प भी हुई। कई बसों को पुलिस की पायलट गाड़ी के साथ रूट पर भेजा गया।
2699 रूटों पर निजी ऑपरेटरों को परमिट देने के विरोध में रोडवेज कर्मचारियों की दो प्रमुख यूनियनों द्वारा हड़ताल बुलाई गई थी। हड़ताल को लेकर मंगलवार शाम से ही कर्मचारी नेताओं ने डेरा डाल लिया था। सुबह साढ़े 4 बजे रोहतक से चंडीगढ़ जाने वाली बस सामान्य दिनों की तरह डिपो से निकली।
इसके बाद 5 बजे चंडीगढ़ जाने वाली बस को कर्मचारियों ने रोकने का प्रयास किया, लेकिन पुलिस ने कर्मचारियों को हिरासत में ले लिया। नौ बजे के करीब एक दर्जन कर्मचारी बस अड्डे से बाहर इनेलो आफिस के पीछे एकत्रित हो गए, जिसकी भनक पुलिस को लग गई। पुलिस ने वहीं पहुंच कर कर्मचारियों को हिरासत में ले लिया। कर्मचारियों ने विरोध किया, जिसके चलते पुलिस व कर्मचारियों के बीच झड़प भी हुई।
बस स्टैंड की किलाबंदी
हड़ताल के आह्वान के मद्देनजर प्रशासन किसी प्रकार का रिस्क नहीं उठाना चाहता था। इसको लेकर बस स्टैंड को किले में तबदील किया गया था। एसडीएम जगदीश शर्मा ड्यूटी मजिस्ट्रेट के तौर पर मौजूद थे। वहीं, एडिशनल एसपी विकास धनखड़ पुलिस कर्मियों का नेतृत्व कर रहे थे। बीच-बीच में एसपी बी. सतीश बालन ने भी बस स्टैंड पर पहुंचकर स्थिति का जायजा लिया। कर्मचारियों की हड़ताल के कारण बस स्टैंड के कार्यालय में दिनभर सन्नाटा पसरा रहा।
JK Police: Police Recruit: 569 पुलिस जवान जनसेवा को तैयार
श्रीनगर पुलिस जवान जनहित में काम करें। जम्मू-कश्मीर पुलिस को देश की बेहतरीन फोर्स कहते हुए राज्य के गृहमंत्री नसीर असलम वानी ने पुलिस फोर्स से चुनौतियों से जूझने का आह्वान किया। पुलिस की कमांडो ट्रेनिंग सेंटर लेथपोरा-पुलवामा में आयोजित पासिंग आउट परेड पर वानी ने पुलिस जवानों को देशहित में सुरक्षा बलों के साथ एकजुट होकर काम करने का आह्वान किया।उन्होंने कहा कि जम्मू-कश्मीर पुलिस ने कानून व शांति व्यवस्था से निपटकर राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर ख्याति प्राप्त की है।
फोर्स में भर्ती हुए नए रिक्रूट को संबोधित करते हुए वानी ने जवान अपनी ड्यूटी सही तरीके से निभाएं और जनहित में काम करें। इस मौके पर डीजीपी कुलदीप खुड्डा ने कहा कि पुलिस जवानों को कमांडो ट्रेनिंग के जरिए चुनौतियों के लिए तैयार किया गया है। 569 जवानों को राज्य में कानून एवं न्याय व्यवस्था संभालने के लिए तैनात किया जाएगा।
डीजीपी ने बताया कि राज्य में पुलिस के छह ट्रेनिंग इंस्टीट्यूट और उधमपुर में खास ट्रेनिंग अकादमी है। पुलिस जवानों-अफसरों को आधुनिक ट्रेनिंग के साथ-साथ साइबर क्राइम, भीड़ नियंत्रण और मानवाधिकार रक्षा के प्रति आदर रखने के लिए भी ट्रेंड किया जाएगा।
फोर्स में भर्ती हुए नए रिक्रूट को संबोधित करते हुए वानी ने जवान अपनी ड्यूटी सही तरीके से निभाएं और जनहित में काम करें। इस मौके पर डीजीपी कुलदीप खुड्डा ने कहा कि पुलिस जवानों को कमांडो ट्रेनिंग के जरिए चुनौतियों के लिए तैयार किया गया है। 569 जवानों को राज्य में कानून एवं न्याय व्यवस्था संभालने के लिए तैनात किया जाएगा।
डीजीपी ने बताया कि राज्य में पुलिस के छह ट्रेनिंग इंस्टीट्यूट और उधमपुर में खास ट्रेनिंग अकादमी है। पुलिस जवानों-अफसरों को आधुनिक ट्रेनिंग के साथ-साथ साइबर क्राइम, भीड़ नियंत्रण और मानवाधिकार रक्षा के प्रति आदर रखने के लिए भी ट्रेंड किया जाएगा।
MP Police : Police Raid : मयखानों में गुंडों की तलाश
इंदौर. देर रात तक शराब परोसने वाले नामी होटलों के बाद गुरुवार को पुलिस ने शहर की सभी कलाली व आहतों में सर्चिग अभियान चलाया। यहां पुलिस को सामने देखकर लोगों का नशा उतर गया। कुछ लोग मुंह छिपाने लगे तो कुछ गाड़ी उठाकर लडख़ड़ाकर भाग गए।
दरअसल, प्रभारी एसएसपी पवन श्रीवास्तव सभी सीएसपी को अपने क्षेत्र की शराब दुकानों और अहातों में से गुंडे व संदिग्धों को पकड़ने के निर्देश दिए थे। उसके बाद रात में पुलिस टीम वाइन शॉप में घुसकर शराब पीने वालों की तलाशी लेने लगे।
पुलिस देख वहां हड़कंप मचा। कुछ तो मुंह छिपाने लगे,जबकि बाहर शराब पी रहे लोग भाग गए।
दरअसल, प्रभारी एसएसपी पवन श्रीवास्तव सभी सीएसपी को अपने क्षेत्र की शराब दुकानों और अहातों में से गुंडे व संदिग्धों को पकड़ने के निर्देश दिए थे। उसके बाद रात में पुलिस टीम वाइन शॉप में घुसकर शराब पीने वालों की तलाशी लेने लगे।
पुलिस देख वहां हड़कंप मचा। कुछ तो मुंह छिपाने लगे,जबकि बाहर शराब पी रहे लोग भाग गए।
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