Police Goonda Raj, sub-inspector harassing innocent citizen
Yash Khajuria	10/5/2011 8:48:31 PM
JAMMU, Oct 5: Call it a police ‘Goonda Gardi’ or abuse of power; an innocent resident is being harassed by the cops, because he tried to raise voice against the alleged highhandedness of the Sub-Inspector deployed in Police Lines. Pawan Choudhary, resident of Nanak Nagar, is being harassed because he approached the SHO Gandhi nagar to register complaint against the police officer, who refused to lodge the FIR against the accused and asked him to remain silent. As per Choudhary, he along with his friend Ajay Pangotra, was travelling on a motorcycle and at Nagrota just crossing the Naka near bye-pass road, the Police Sub-Inspector, Ajay Singh, who was driving his car rashly suddenly tried to overtake the motorcycle and unable to control the vehicle, smashed it with the two wheeler. Though Ajay Singh was at fault, but instead of that he started abusing and used filthy language against the victim and even snatched the driving license and registration certificate of the motor cycle. According to the victim, on Tuesday morning at about 9 am when Pawan was just going to take her mother on his motor cycle, he was intercepted by two youth who poising themselves to be the new recruits of the police department told the victim that they have been sent by the Sub-Inspector. “They forcibly entered into the house of the applicant and forcibly took possession of the motor cycle bearing No. JK02AC-5012 from the house”, he alleged. When the applicant requested and wanted to know, why he is being harassed, the police constables told him that they have been sent by the Sub Inspector. As per the rules, no police official can take the vehicle under his personal possession as done in this case. Further, no action has been taken against the sub-inspector’s car, which was involved in the accident. Later when the applicant went to the SHO, police station Gandhi Nagar, and narrated the matter about the incident, who refused to take any action on the ground that the accused belongs to his department. “It is total offence as they forcibly tried to take possession of motor cycle as well as illegally retaining the driving license and registration certificate of sister of the applicant and also forcibly entering into the house of the applicant”, said the victim. When contacted SP (Headquarter) Shalinder Singh refused to comment and said that he is in meeting. The victim later approached the court which has directed the police to register case against the police sub-inspector in the case. Court has taken serious view of the matter. When contacted, SSP Anand Jain said that he has directed the concerned officials to investigate the matter so that suitable action could be taken. “I have directed the concerned officials to investigate the issue and take action. Till then nothing can be said”, he said.