Badlapur Sexual Assault Case: This Killing Cannot Be Condoned
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By Linus Garg
First publised on 2024-09-25 01:40:21
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Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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Accused Killed In 'Self-Defence'
The main accused in the Badlapur sexual assault of two nursery students died in retaliatory fire by the police after he allegedly snatched a policeman's gun and opened fire in a transit van. With this, another 'feather' was added in the caps of the state police personnel who were escorting the accused for closing a case. Conisder this: how many hours of court's time was saved and state expenses for carrying him to and from the court, keeping him in jail and feeding him were also saved. The policemen should be 'honoured' for being desh bhakts.
Why No SOP?
On a serious note, is there no SOP for carrying accused in transit vans? Why do policemen sit so close to the accused that they are able to snatch guns from them? Are the accused not properly secured when being transferred? If their hands are tied, how can they snatch guns and fire? Further, when the policemen fire back in self-defence, are they not taught to fire to injure and not kill the accused so that they can be disarmed and recaptured?
Excuses Will Not Do
Too many such incidents keep happening where the accused are alleged to have snatched guns and opened fire and the police retaliating to kill them. This speaks volumes about the procedures being followed and the training being provided to the policemen. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the policemen fired in self-defence but the question is: why did such a situation arise?
Elementary Procedures
There must be SOP for carrying the accused in transit vans or transferring them to any other places. The accused must be properly secured. Policemen should not sit so close to them that they are able to snatch their guns. If a gun fight does ensue, policemen should fire to injure, not to kill. These are elementary procedures even a common man would approve. Then why is the police force not adhering to them?
