-The Hindu For this 14-year-old, her life as she knew it has come to an end: she dropped out of school, she cannot interact with any of her friends or even walk freely in her neighbourhood but she still nurtures the dream of becoming a police officer when she grows up. Her resolve to join the force is despite the kind of treatment meted out to her by the Delhi Police...
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Chhattisgarh chopper shooting: chinks in anti-Naxal mission -Suvojit Bagchi
-The Hindu IAF copter fired at as landing point was not sanitised; chopper and injured wireless operator abandoned There has hardly been a faux pas in anti-Naxal operations in recent months as discomfiting to the forces as Friday night’s tactless act in the Chintagufa area in south Chhattisgarh. Security officials unanimously agreed that there was a ‘serious lack of coordination’ among police, paramilitary and Indian Air Force personnel. On Friday afternoon, during a...
More »When victims are forced to lie to save their violators…. -Jiby Kattakayam
-The Hindu “In the present case, it may be that the prosecutrix (victim) had given a correct statement before the learned magistrate under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC). But while deposing in this court she has given a statement absolutely contrary to her earlier statement U/s 164 Cr.PC, then of course, a serious doubt arises about the credibility of such a witness. A witness who is not a...
More »Sensitivity, not gender, is vital really -Devesh K Pandey
-The Hindu The approval for large-scale induction of women personnel into the Delhi Police is being described by many as a knee-jerk reaction to the public outrage over the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student last month. However, whether the move would make any significant change depends entirely on the degree of sensitivity shown by all the stakeholders and efficient handling of police investigations into crimes against women, particularly rape...
More »How police covered-up the murder of Dalit girl by constable -J Balaji
-The Hindu NHRC directs U.P. govt. to give Rs. 5 lakh to kin of Dalit girl killed by constable; The constable had murdered and hanged a Dalit girl after a failed rape attempt The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the family of a 14-year-old Dalit girl, who was murdered by a police constable after a failed rape...
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