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| 'Highly Compromised' police fail to provide safety: Kejriwal | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Jan 16: A day after the gangrape of a Danish woman here, Delhi government today accused the Delhi Police of being "highly compromised" and failing to ensure the safety of people of the national capital.
"Delhi police are highly compromised. If accountability of Delhi Police is not fixed, then crime and rape incidents will not go down," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told reporters here and warned the Delhi Police Commissioner that his government and people of Delhi will not remain mute spectators in case police functioning does not improve.
"After a rape takes place, then we demand immediate arrest of the culprits. But that is not sufficient. Why would rapes happen in the first place?" Kejriwal said.
Citing two specific instances of "non-cooperation" by the police in which two Delhi government ministers sought action, the Chief Minister said his government sought an immediate suspension of two SHOs and two ACPs allegedly involved.
"We demand as well as give ultimatum to Delhi Police to suspend the erring SHOs of Sagarpur and Malviya Nagar police stations. Sagarpur police did not take action against the family who burnt their daughter-in-law even after Women and Child Development Minister Rakhi Birla said to while Malviya Nagar police plainly refused to take action in the alleged sex and drug trafficking racket being run from Khirki village despite the Law Minister's tip-off," Kejriwal said told a press conference here.
He also demanded the suspension of the two ACPs who had come to the spot and allegedly did not act.
Reacting to Delhi Police's statements about the ministers interfering in their work, Kejriwal said, "How can Delhi Police say that state ministers are interfering in their work? Police are just refusing to act."
Kejriwal said he will meet the Lt Governor and raise the issue with him.
"I am meeting Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung tomorrow morning, where Delhi Police commissioner is also coming. I am going to tell him in strong words that citizens of Delhi will not be a mute spectator," said Kejriwal.
To a query on accusation against Bharti and Birla of interfering in the police work, Kejriwal said they (ministers) were not doing investigation themselves but seeking police action in the cases.
"What is the job of Delhi Police? Is it not the job of Delhi Police to catch drug racketeers, sex racketeers, rapists or those who burn their daughter-in-law?
"The ministers are only telling police to take action but Delhi Police are calling it interference in its work. If this is interference, then entire Delhi will interfere in their work," Kejriwal said, adding drug and sex rackets lead to rape incidents.
Defending his ministers, Kejriwal said they do not have any personal enmity with the police personnel involved in those two specific cases.
Bharti alleged Malviya Nagar police did not cooperate in conducting a surprise raid on Nigerian nationals involved in drug and sex racket at Khirki village.
Birla accused Sagarpur police of shielding the family who had allegedly burnt their daughter-in-law over dowry.
Delhi Police Chief B S Bassi responded by saying that police is "competent enough". He said, "I would like to assure the people of the city that Delhi Police is competent enough to ensure the safety and security of its citizen. Delhi police is taking every possible step to keep you safe.
Facing a volley of questions by reporters about the accusations, the Delhi Police Commissioner merely said he was not aware of the developments as he was "too busy" and could not get time to watch television.
Replying to a question whether the concerned police officials against whom Birla and Bharti had complained would be suspended, Bassi said, "I will seek information about what you are saying and appropriate action will be taken after that."
Asked whether the Delhi Police has made any complaint to the Lieutenant Governor saying that the ministers are not following procedures, the Commissioner said that they have not made any complaint.
He also said there is no conflict or war of words between Delhi Police and the Chief Minister. |
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