'Insensitivity Of Police': Madhya Pradesh HC Imposes Cost Of Rs 1 Lakh In 'Fake Encounter'
Pointing out the negligence on the part of the police department, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the state in connection with a fake encounter death case that occurred back in 2007. The Court observed that it was nothing but insensitivity on the part of the police department, noting that an investigating officer failed to appear before a special court since 2012 in the case. However, the court asked the Director-General of Police (DGP) to look into the matter. However, it has reportedly denied entrusting the investigation to the Central Bureau Of Investigation CBI.
A mother, Vimla Devi, in 2007 said that the local station house officer from Dabra Police Station and other officers from the area took her three sons to the station. Though two of her sons were released within a week, her third son did not come back.
The woman said that she learnt the news of her son’s death from a newspaper, which described her son as “a dacoit carrying a reward and killed along with another dacoit in a police encounter.” The mother alleged that her son died due to torture in police custody, and the police created a fake encounter story to cover up the murder, Live Law reports.
A trial court had earlier directed the state to pay Rs 20,000 for inaction over the death of Vimla Devi’s son.
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However, the High Court noted that since 2012, investigating officer Virendra Kumar Mishra has not appeared before the special court causing delay in considering the closure report.
“As per the latest status report, he is posted as SP, Datia. Surprisingly, he could not get one or two days time to appear before the court since 2012. Most of the time, he remained on deputation but did not care to appear before the special court so that the learned session court could examine the closure report, the Court said, adding that even the petitioner awaiting justice from the court died. The court also highlighted that even the cost of Rs 20,000 has not been paid to the petitioner to date.
