New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Police Crimes Division to submit a status report on the investigation into the death of the Muslim who was seen on video being beaten by police personnel who had asked him and others to sing the National Anthem during February Riots.
LiveLaw It has reported on how a petition from one of the victim’s mothers has alleged that even after nine months, little progress has been made in the investigation. The petition has called for a special investigation team supervised by the court to take over the investigation. The court has issued a plea notice.
The video, which showed five men lying down and writhing in pain as police kicked, pushed and hit them with truncheons, had gone viral. Over the course of the video, the police asked the men to sing the National Anthem, which they did, in their wounded state.
Although the video appeared on February 25, it was recorded by the policemen who attacked the night before in Kardam Puri, northeast of Delhi.
Of the men, the story of Faizan, 23, who suffered gunshot wounds, is particularly gruesome, ending with his death a day later.
March 3 The wire spoke with Faizan’s mother, Kismatun, who confirmed that he was one of the men seen in the video.
She also claimed that her son had died from the police assault.
In his statement, noted by the Delhi High Court, Kismatun said that the night before his death, Faizan had told his mother about the torture that had been inflicted on him.
LiveLaw has reported on the guilty plea, noting that “the guilty plea alleges that the wounded Faizan had been illegally detained at the Jyoti Nagar Police Station and denied access to medical care” until it was too late.
“The mere release of the police station before his death would not absolve the police of having committed a murder in custody, and the petitioner seeks justice for the same,” the statement said, according to LiveLaw.
An FIR was filed on February 28 at the Bhajanpura Police Station in connection with the incident. The case was later transferred to the Crimes Section.
Calling Crime Branche’s investigation into the murder case a “sham”, Kismatun’s statement calls for the police to submit regular reports on the status and a report on action taken to the court, citing efforts it has made to ensure that staff do not repeat such biased action.
The petition also calls for “posting a record of all rules of conduct and service, regulations, office orders, memoranda, etc. that prohibit and penalize discrimination, hate speech, and actions directed against religious minorities by religious minorities. policemen on duty. “
The matter has been listed for February 1, 2021.
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