BANGALORE: The name of the state director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP) is still under wraps. In fact, it has been kept so by a state government which is yet to open the sealed envelope holding the names cleared and sent by the Union Public Service Commission .
So for the first time in Karnataka's police history, the state police force does not have a 'regular' DG&IGP. Petitions have been filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and Karnataka High Court, and dismissed, but there is still a haze over who will finally take the baton.
Part of this chaos has been created by the state government. Home ministry sources stated that the state government had submitted a list of four names to the UPSC in December 2010, a month before Ramesh's predecessor Ajai Kumar Singh retired. The UPSC cleared two names, but nobody knows who they are. "This is because the envelope containing the names of candidates to the DGP's post is still kept under wraps. The government is yet to open the sealed cover and this has created all the confusion," said a source.
Ramesh petitions cat
The 'Who next?' predicament came to the fore after the dismissal of a petition filed by 'in-charge' director general of police ST Ramesh before CAT last Friday (June 17). Ramesh had contended that his name did not figure in the list of 'probable candidates' sent by UPSC to take over the post of police chief.
It is still a mystery whose names figure in the list UPSC sent to the state government, to be appointed as 'regular' DG&IGP. Ramesh expressed doubts in his petition that his name was not included in the list, and also shot off a representation to the government asking that the names be revealed. But nothing happened after that.
Much before this, senior-most police officer in the state DV Guruprasad, now heading the state fire and emergency services, had petitioned CAT, seeking to post an eligible candidate to the DG&IGP post. The CAT, in its order on April 21, asked the government to appoint a 'regular' DG&IGP on or before May 1.
But amid these developments, former Bangalore police commissioner Shankar M Bidari, who heads the government Railway Police as additional director general of police (ADGP), sought the intervention of the High Court, challenging the CAT order on the DGP appointment. His petition was also dismissed on the ground that he was not eligible and that he comes from junior rank.
"There is uncertainty even after this. There will be another exercise of sending one more list of 'probables' to the UPSC," said an official.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Mumbai Police : Ship at Juhu make mumbai police to do Ganpati visarjan-like bandobast
Mumbai: In the best of times Juhu-Tara Road is infamous for its traffic snarls. Now, the stretch has become a nightmare for motorists—and traffic policemen—as thousands of citizens are thronging Juhu beach to see the stranded cargo vessel MV Wisdom. While weekends are the worst, there is a steady flow of 'tourists' every evening, say traffic officials. The traffic police has deployed additional personnelsimilar to that of the annual Ganpati visarjan bandobast.
Nearly one lakh people came to see the ship. "Slumdwellers from Indira Nagar and Nirmal Nagar as well as colonies in Andheri turned up in multitudes. The pedestrians spilled over onto the roads," said a senior traffic official. The roads cleared only by 11 pm on Sunday. "The entire stretch, starting from Santa Cruz police station to Tulip Star Hotel up to Mithibai College junction, was jammed for several hours over the weekend," he added.
Officials said the northbound arm of the Juhu Tara Road is the worst-affected. The domino effect of the traffic snarls on Juhu-Tara Road can be felt right up to Khar and Bandra. Additional commissioner Brijesh Singh said: "We have displayed signboards on Hill Road asking motorists to avoid Juhu Chowpatty. Text messages and VMS boards are being used to get the message across." What's adding to the bottleneck are curious motorists who slow down or even halt their vehicles so that they can get a better view of the ship. "We have written to the civic ward officer asking for view-cutters to be put up so that motorists' view of the ship is blocked," Singh added.
Bandobast has been tripled in Juhu. "We are co-ordinating with the local police, but it is not enough," the official said. "We request people not to crowd the beach. Motorists should avoid Juhu-Tara Road."
Goa police : Tribals Call Goa DGP 'General Dyer'
Panaji, June 20 (IANS) Outraged tribal leaders Monday called Goa's Director General of Police 'General Dyer of Goa' after he said he would have "ordered fire" during a tribal protest May 25.
Prakash Velip, convenor of the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA), said the state administration should immediately transfer or suspend Aditya Arya for his "insensitive" and "threatening" comments.
The police department said in a statement that the Arya was being subjected to a media trial and his comments need to be seen only from "an operational point of view".
"This is how the state treats its tribal population? The top policeman of Goa says he will 'order fire' on agitating tribals. We can only call him the 'General Dyer' of Goa," Velip said.
Brigadier General Reginald Dyer was a British Army officer infamous for ordering firing on unarmed Indians at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in 1919.
The cold-blooded firing killed over 300 people and injured over a thousand.
Arya was taking part in a workshop on human rights, organised by the International Centre Goa and chaired by former chief justice of India J.S. Verma when he was asked to respond to a query on ineffective police action during a May 25 tribal rights agitation at Balli, 40 km from here.
"The leaders had lost control of the agitation. Several vehicles were burnt by the mob... had I been there, I would have ordered firing," Arya said.
The opposition has said that Arya's comments mirrored the views of the Congress-led government towards tribals, who account for 12 percent of the state's 14 lakh population.
Two tribal activists were burnt to death May 25 by local thugs at Balli, even as the police watched it happen, according to the findings of a magisterial inquiry ordered by the Goa government.
Prakash Velip, convenor of the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA), said the state administration should immediately transfer or suspend Aditya Arya for his "insensitive" and "threatening" comments.
The police department said in a statement that the Arya was being subjected to a media trial and his comments need to be seen only from "an operational point of view".
"This is how the state treats its tribal population? The top policeman of Goa says he will 'order fire' on agitating tribals. We can only call him the 'General Dyer' of Goa," Velip said.
Brigadier General Reginald Dyer was a British Army officer infamous for ordering firing on unarmed Indians at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in 1919.
The cold-blooded firing killed over 300 people and injured over a thousand.
Arya was taking part in a workshop on human rights, organised by the International Centre Goa and chaired by former chief justice of India J.S. Verma when he was asked to respond to a query on ineffective police action during a May 25 tribal rights agitation at Balli, 40 km from here.
"The leaders had lost control of the agitation. Several vehicles were burnt by the mob... had I been there, I would have ordered firing," Arya said.
The opposition has said that Arya's comments mirrored the views of the Congress-led government towards tribals, who account for 12 percent of the state's 14 lakh population.
Two tribal activists were burnt to death May 25 by local thugs at Balli, even as the police watched it happen, according to the findings of a magisterial inquiry ordered by the Goa government.
Goa police : DGP ordered firing on tribals baseless
Panaji, June 20 (IBNS) After facing wrath from the tribal leaders for his disparaging statement, Goa Director General of Police Aditya Arya said that his image is being ‘purposely maligned by certain motivated sections of the media for the purposes best known to them.’
“It is because of the commitment and hard work of all ranks of Goa Police that the situation at Balli was brought under control as quickly as possible,” a press statement issued by the police spokesperson read.
DGP Arya’s clarification comes within hours after United Tribal Association Alliance threatened to move National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the DGP.
During media discussion at a seminar last Saturday, the police chief, had said that he would have ordered to shoot at the crowd during Balli agitation on May 25.
The press note further mentioned that on the sidelines of the seminar, the DGP was asked hypothetical question on the Balli carnage as to what he would have done had he been physically present at the spot.
“The DGP replied from an operational point of view, that an out of hand situation, perhaps warranted firing in the air to disperse the unruly mob and protect the precious life and property of the people, irrespective of whichever community they belong to,” the spokesperson said.
“This has been twisted out of context in a vicious manner by those who are not sensitive to maintaining peace and law and order in the State of Goa,” the spokesperson said.
“It is because of the commitment and hard work of all ranks of Goa Police that the situation at Balli was brought under control as quickly as possible,” a press statement issued by the police spokesperson read.
DGP Arya’s clarification comes within hours after United Tribal Association Alliance threatened to move National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the DGP.
During media discussion at a seminar last Saturday, the police chief, had said that he would have ordered to shoot at the crowd during Balli agitation on May 25.
The press note further mentioned that on the sidelines of the seminar, the DGP was asked hypothetical question on the Balli carnage as to what he would have done had he been physically present at the spot.
“The DGP replied from an operational point of view, that an out of hand situation, perhaps warranted firing in the air to disperse the unruly mob and protect the precious life and property of the people, irrespective of whichever community they belong to,” the spokesperson said.
“This has been twisted out of context in a vicious manner by those who are not sensitive to maintaining peace and law and order in the State of Goa,” the spokesperson said.
Traffic Police: Pune: Rs1-crore relief ordered in Pune road rage case
The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) has directed New India Assurance Company Ltd and one Shabbir Babulal Chaugule to pay up Rs1 crore, including interest, to family members of plant manager of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Sudam Shripatrao Auti, who was killed in a road mishap.
Presiding officer of the tribunal, DR Mahajan, passed the order on April 29, directing tempo owner, Shabbir Chougule and the insurance company to pay the amount jointly to the bereaved family. The deceased hailed from Rajuri in Junnar taluka of Pune district.
On May 25, 2006, at 11.30 am, Sudam and four relatives were proceeding towards Ozar on Ahmednagar-Kalyan Road in his Maruti Alto car.
Sudam was driving the car when a tempo driven by Mansur, son of Shabbir Chougule, collided head-on with it near Rajuri village. The mishap resulted in the instantaneous deaths of Sudam, his sister-in-law Sulochana (36) and her daughter Manisha (18).
A case of death due to negligence, rash and negligent driving against Mansur was lodged at Narayangaon police station. The case remains pending.
On July 11, 2006, Seema and other family members filed a petition before the tribunal through lawyers Atul Gunjal and AP Tadkalkar demanding compensation of Rs1 crore with 15 % interest.
Gunjal said the court had observed that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving by the tempo driver. The spot panchnama also confirmed the fact of rash and negligence driving by the tempo driver, the court observed.
According to Gunjal, the court computed the total amount of compensation of Rs71.86 lakh with 7% interest, keeping in mind loss of dependency and love and affection, among other things.
The court took into consideration several facts, including the salary certificate of Sudam, who was earning Rs52,000 per month and Rs12,100 as allowances while working as manager with RIL’s Patalganga plant in Raigad district, to arrive at the amount of compensation. The tempo was insured with the New India Assurance Company Ltd.
The insurance company’s contention that Sudam was allegedly talking on the cellphone and was trying to overtake another vehicle did not cut much ice with the tribunal since the company failed to produce evidence.
The judge observed, “It appears that the insurance company prepared a false story to put blame on the car driver.”
Presiding officer of the tribunal, DR Mahajan, passed the order on April 29, directing tempo owner, Shabbir Chougule and the insurance company to pay the amount jointly to the bereaved family. The deceased hailed from Rajuri in Junnar taluka of Pune district.
On May 25, 2006, at 11.30 am, Sudam and four relatives were proceeding towards Ozar on Ahmednagar-Kalyan Road in his Maruti Alto car.
Sudam was driving the car when a tempo driven by Mansur, son of Shabbir Chougule, collided head-on with it near Rajuri village. The mishap resulted in the instantaneous deaths of Sudam, his sister-in-law Sulochana (36) and her daughter Manisha (18).
A case of death due to negligence, rash and negligent driving against Mansur was lodged at Narayangaon police station. The case remains pending.
On July 11, 2006, Seema and other family members filed a petition before the tribunal through lawyers Atul Gunjal and AP Tadkalkar demanding compensation of Rs1 crore with 15 % interest.
Gunjal said the court had observed that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving by the tempo driver. The spot panchnama also confirmed the fact of rash and negligence driving by the tempo driver, the court observed.
According to Gunjal, the court computed the total amount of compensation of Rs71.86 lakh with 7% interest, keeping in mind loss of dependency and love and affection, among other things.
The court took into consideration several facts, including the salary certificate of Sudam, who was earning Rs52,000 per month and Rs12,100 as allowances while working as manager with RIL’s Patalganga plant in Raigad district, to arrive at the amount of compensation. The tempo was insured with the New India Assurance Company Ltd.
The insurance company’s contention that Sudam was allegedly talking on the cellphone and was trying to overtake another vehicle did not cut much ice with the tribunal since the company failed to produce evidence.
The judge observed, “It appears that the insurance company prepared a false story to put blame on the car driver.”
Mumbai Police : Police gain access to J Dey’s e-mails
Claming that significant progress had been made in the investigations into the murder of veteran investigative journalist J Dey, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch sources indicated that the probe had gained momentum after fresh leads were obtained recently from Dey’s e-mail communications.
The Crime Branch investigators managed to gain access to Dey’s personal e-mail account only a couple of days ago and are currently scanning a large volume of mails for clues.
“It took some time, but we have finally managed to gain access to his personal e-mail account and are working on some information we have unearthed. The volume of data is huge, but we are scanning through each and every mail so that we do not miss any leads,” said a Crime Branch officer, who did not wish to be named.
“The hard disk from Dey’s personal laptop has also been analysed along with data from his office computer and e-mail. We are also scrutinising his personal notebooks and diaries as part of an analysis into his professional work. For instance, while trying to ascertain any future or unfinished projects he was working on, we found that he was assisting with some film scripts,” said the officer.
The Crime Branch investigators managed to gain access to Dey’s personal e-mail account only a couple of days ago and are currently scanning a large volume of mails for clues.
“It took some time, but we have finally managed to gain access to his personal e-mail account and are working on some information we have unearthed. The volume of data is huge, but we are scanning through each and every mail so that we do not miss any leads,” said a Crime Branch officer, who did not wish to be named.
“The hard disk from Dey’s personal laptop has also been analysed along with data from his office computer and e-mail. We are also scrutinising his personal notebooks and diaries as part of an analysis into his professional work. For instance, while trying to ascertain any future or unfinished projects he was working on, we found that he was assisting with some film scripts,” said the officer.
RPF : Mumbai: Man who hit woman commuter held by Thane railway police
Thane railway police arrested a man who was allegedly responsible for a commuter falling off a moving train between Kalwa and Mumbra stations on June 13.
The victim was struck by a stick with a hook, causing her to fall off the train. When the railway police found her, all her belonging were missing.
“Pachya Bolandiya alias Houshi, 32, was arrested by a police team of ACP PV Sardar from Retti Bunder area in Mumbra.
Bolandiya was booked under Section 152 (maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by the railway), Indian Railway Act, as well as sections 427 (mischief causing damage) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by endangering life or personal safety of others) IPC.
He has been remanded to police custody till June 23 by the Kalyan railway court on Monday evening,” said a police officer of the Thane railway police station.
The incident took place on the evening of July 13. Diva resident, Jaishree Deepak Tribhuvan, 27, boarded the ladies compartment of the Kalyan-bound slow local from Thane. As the compartment was crowded, she was standing near the door.
An object was hurled at her from outside and it hit her when the train was approaching the tunnel between Kalwa and Mumbra stations. She then fell from the moving train.
Realising what happened, the other woman passengers pulled the emergency chain to stop the train. But it did not stop and when the train stopped at Mumbra station, few passengers informed the Mumbra station master about the incident.
Accordingly,railway police personnel rushed to the spot and found that the victim was lying unconscious at the spot. It was noted that her belongings were missing.
The police took the victim, who sustained injuries on her head and forehead, to Thane civil hospital for treatment. Later, she was shifted to JJ Hospital and then moved to KEM Hospital where she is undergoing treatment, said the officer.
The victim was struck by a stick with a hook, causing her to fall off the train. When the railway police found her, all her belonging were missing.
“Pachya Bolandiya alias Houshi, 32, was arrested by a police team of ACP PV Sardar from Retti Bunder area in Mumbra.
Bolandiya was booked under Section 152 (maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt persons travelling by the railway), Indian Railway Act, as well as sections 427 (mischief causing damage) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by endangering life or personal safety of others) IPC.
He has been remanded to police custody till June 23 by the Kalyan railway court on Monday evening,” said a police officer of the Thane railway police station.
The incident took place on the evening of July 13. Diva resident, Jaishree Deepak Tribhuvan, 27, boarded the ladies compartment of the Kalyan-bound slow local from Thane. As the compartment was crowded, she was standing near the door.
An object was hurled at her from outside and it hit her when the train was approaching the tunnel between Kalwa and Mumbra stations. She then fell from the moving train.
Realising what happened, the other woman passengers pulled the emergency chain to stop the train. But it did not stop and when the train stopped at Mumbra station, few passengers informed the Mumbra station master about the incident.
Accordingly,railway police personnel rushed to the spot and found that the victim was lying unconscious at the spot. It was noted that her belongings were missing.
The police took the victim, who sustained injuries on her head and forehead, to Thane civil hospital for treatment. Later, she was shifted to JJ Hospital and then moved to KEM Hospital where she is undergoing treatment, said the officer.
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