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Why Give Rewards To Policemen For Dereliction Of Duty?

By Sunil Garodia
First publised on 2024-09-26 01:26:10

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Sunil Garodia Editor-in-Chief of indiacommentary.com. Current Affairs analyst and political commentator.

It Happens Only In India

It is only in India that law keepers, who defy rule of law and due process and assume the role of vigilantes, are feted by law makers for their 'brave' act. It is disgusting that politicians, instead of questioning the need of the police to fire to kill the main accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, are falling over each other to 'reward' them.

Rewards For Dereliction Of Duty

Shiv Sena's Kalyan chief Mahesh Gaikwad has announced a reward of Rs 51000 for assistant inspector Nilesh More, who was injured in the alleged shootout. Not to be outdone, MNSs Thane and Palghar chief Avinash Jadhav has announced rewards for both More and his colleague Sanjay Shinde who fired the bullet that killed the accused.

Questions That Need Answers

It needs to be stated that the accused was shot in the head and the post-mortem report stated that he died of haemorrhagic shock and bleeding. Instead of raising pertinent questions like why the accused was shot in the head instead of his limbs (to injure and overpower him) and how he could manage to snatch a gun if his hands were securely tied, the politicians are behaving as if the policemen have done the right thing. This is likely to embolden them to carry out more such killings in future in complete disregard for rule of law, due process, the SOP to carry prisoners and, of course, their police training.

Rule Of Law Must Prevail

The increasing incidents of the police carrying out such extra-judicial killings cannot be condoned. Nor can the habit of politicians and others to fete those who carry them out as heroes. The accused must be made to stand trial. Their guilt must be proven in a court of law, even if they are caught red-handed. That is what rule of law and due process is all about. The police cannot act as judge, jury and executioner. For, today it is criminal dons, Maoists, terrorists and rapists they are after but if free licence is given to them, it will be the turn of ordinary citizens next. It must stop and if the administration is not capable of doing it, the Supreme Court must do the needful.