Cops play Cupid, knot runaway Romeo
By R Venkatesh, DH News Service
February 14, 2008
Bangalore : A day before Valentine's, the Chandra Layout police here doffed their hat at Cupid by helping an eight-month pregnant woman tie the knot with her boyfriend, who had been playing truant for sometime now.
Valentine’s Day is here, and even the City police are apparently smitten.
A day before Valentine’s, the Chandra Layout police here doffed their hat at Cupid by helping an eight-month pregnant woman tie the knot with her boyfriend, who had been playing truant for sometime now.
Immediately after solmenising their marriage at Muthumariyamma temple, Venkatesh and Savitha were at the Chandra Layout police station distributing sweets to the personnel there.
Incidentally, the boy and the girl first met on last Valentine’s Day. Love blossomed in no time. Venkatesh, son of a granite dealer in Priyadarshini Nagar, told Deccan Herald at the station: “Initially all was fine. But once Savitha became pregnant there was pressure on me to act fast. But my parents put their foot down and washed their hands of me.â€
Indian Police Reform
Deccan Chronils 29 feb 2008
State issues order to hire 14,500 cops
Hyderabad, Feb. 28: The State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB) on Thursday issued a notification for recruitment of more than 14,500 constables in various police wings. The SLPRB is undertaking recruitment for 9,102 Stipendiary Cadet Trainee (SCT) police constables (Civil) (Men), 3,255 SCT police constables (Men) in the City Armed Reserve, 129 SCT police constables (Men) for the Special Armed Reserve Central Police Lines, 476 SCT police constables (Men) in the AP Special Police, 1,072 SCT police constables (Civil) (Women) in the police department, 124 SCT police constables (Women) City Armed Reserve and 373 male warders in Prisons and Correctional Services department.
Last month, the board had issued a notification for recruitment of nearly 8,000 constables in various police wings but that was later cancelled. Those who intend to apply can get the applications from any police commissionerate or district police office from March 10 to February 29. The text of the notification is available on www.apstatepolice.org
I personally believe that the US, with its fetish for efficiency and scalability, is subtly but fast turning into what it once accused the soviet union of, a Police state. The only difference is in the predictability of one's chances of landing in jail.
Record-high ratio of Americans in prison
Record-high ratio of Americans in prison
2 million plus people in jail? That too in a rich and opportunity filled country like that? Looks like the US society has made some wrong choices. These are times when India's "Let a thousand criminals go free. Oh yeah, Sanju-bhai, you too!" non-policy seems to appear positiveUsing state-by-state data, the report says 2,319,258 Americans were in jail or prison at the start of 2008 — one out of every 99.1 adults. Whether per capita or in raw numbers, it's more than any other nation.
From what I have seen in Kerala.ramana wrote:I would like to know more about the daily life of a beat constable(BC). What are his educational qualifications, pay, social background etc.
1. There is no specific role like a "Beat Constable". A constable (also HC and ASIs) is expected to go on beats based on a plan prepared by his higher ups. Generally constables/HCs "walk the beat", while ASIs etc. have either bikes or jeeps. Now with more vehicles in the force, the situation is changing. So some times even constables use motor cycles for patrol.
2. A "beat" is of approx 6 km. distance from the police station. Beat books would be placed at important locations on the way, and the policemen have to sign in them. Every beat has an "end time" and a location where the PC should be present at that time. Generally his superior officer (on rounds) would be there, and the officer would also put his signature on the "Patta book*" of the constable. If the constable does not reach in time it is assumed he is in a tough situation. Now with Walkie Talkies becoming more common, this would have got changed.
3. There are morning beats, evening beats and also night beats (based on the time of the day). With vehicles becoming more common, most of the beats may be done using motor cycles or jeeps.
4. The duties for a constable can be changed very quickly. For example, a constable who is just back from doing his morning beat, might be detailed to do "deadbody bandobust" for an accident victim. From then, he may straight ahead be put to escort some political rally. They also don't have a fixed time for a shift (although the Kerala Govt. is trying to bring in 8 hours shift).
5. Traffic policemen generally do a "2 hour on-2 hour off" duty. They stand at a place and control traffic for 2 hours, get a break for 2 hours and then come back. Traffic Sub-Inspectors generally go on patrol, based on the specific instructions and other duties detailed for the day.
6. Pay: Normal pay scale of a constable based on seniority etc. No special pay for doing the beat.
7. Social background: Nothing special here either. His basic qualification is 10th Std. pass, physical fitness etc. He joins an Armed Police battalion first, then moves to the Armed Reserve of his mother district, and finally to a local police station in his mother district.
Hope this helps...
* A small notebook, which every PC/HC/ASI is supposed to carry. Orders given to PCs/HCs/ are to be written in this book, and also the PC/HC can make notes in this book.
Kerala Police cracks bank-robbery case in 57 days
http://www.artkerala.com/blog/kerala/ba ... -chelambra
In a daring operation which reminds us about the famous Sherlock Holmes story "The Red Headed League", a gang had stuck a bank in Kerala. They took a hotel on the ground floor in the bank building on rent, dug a hole in the cieling wall. Using this opening they gained access to the bank strong room, and stole away kilograms of gold. The whole operation was done during a week end. This was the biggest bank robbery any where in Kerala.
http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=425426
A special team was formed to investigate this crime, and they cracked open the case in 57 days flat. The robbers have all been arrested, and a large amount of gold and currency has been seized. Malappuram Supt. of Police P.Vijayan was in over-all command with Inspectors Vikraman and M.P Mohanachandran doing the investigations.
http://www.artkerala.com/blog/kerala/ba ... -chelambra
In a daring operation which reminds us about the famous Sherlock Holmes story "The Red Headed League", a gang had stuck a bank in Kerala. They took a hotel on the ground floor in the bank building on rent, dug a hole in the cieling wall. Using this opening they gained access to the bank strong room, and stole away kilograms of gold. The whole operation was done during a week end. This was the biggest bank robbery any where in Kerala.
http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=425426
A special team was formed to investigate this crime, and they cracked open the case in 57 days flat. The robbers have all been arrested, and a large amount of gold and currency has been seized. Malappuram Supt. of Police P.Vijayan was in over-all command with Inspectors Vikraman and M.P Mohanachandran doing the investigations.
THanks Sachin.
Deccan Chronicle, 4 March 2008
Deccan Chronicle, 4 March 2008
CBI needs its own prosecution wing
By Joginder Singh
The law ministry has proposed to the personnel ministry which oversees the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT) — the department that handles the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — to set up a Department of Prosecution, independent of the CBI, for scrutiny, review and presentation of all cases handled by the agency. This will mean divesting the CBI of its present prosecution setup. The law ministry’s case is that it wants to establish an independent directorate with an independent budget, and stuffed with its own cadre of lawyers.
At present the CBI has its own separate prosecution wing which is headed by the director of prosecution — a joint secretary-level officer on deputation from the law ministry. The director of prosecution is the highest legal functionary in the organisation. He also heads the prosecution cadre comprising public prosecutors, senior public prosecutors, assistant, deputy, and additional legal advisers who tender advice on the strengths and weaknesses of the cases investigated by the CBI. They also advise whether any case of acquittal should be taken up to the higher courts. Private counsels are hired with the approval of the law ministry and DoPT for conducting cases in the high courts and in the Supreme Court.
The CBI has a sanctioned strength of 230 law officers, with nearly 30 per cent vacancies. There are 32 courts of special judges and nine magistrate courts functioning exclusively for the trial of cases handled by the CBI.
Once I, as head of the CBI, was invited by the Union Public Service Commission to be part of the board that selected these law officers. There were four vacancies, but only three candidates turned up for the interview. Two of them were literally "briefless" lawyers. Since the third candidate could answer some questions, he was selected. The fact that emerged during the discussion after the interview was, since a meagre salary was offered to government prosecutors, only those who had little or no practice applied for the job.
The law ministry’s claim that it wants to establish an "independent" directorate sounds not only hollow but also clumsy, for the simple reason that without conferring an independent status as that of the Election Commission or of the courts, there cannot be an independent department. In fact, nothing moves in the CBI without the permission of the government. It is not the CBI but the government that decides whether or not an appeal should be filed in a higher court, how much private counsels should be paid, or who should be sent abroad for investigation. There have been many cases where the lower court convicted the accused, but the high court acquitted him, as in the JMM bribery case against P.V. Narasimha Rao. The government decided not to go in appeal to the Supreme Court.
Shakespeare had said, "The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness/ Is like a villain with a smiling cheek." But what is important is the purpose for which it is cited, whether it is good or diabolic.
The law ministry says that the creation of an independent directorate of prosecution modelled on the one in the United Kingdom was what the Supreme Court directed the government to do in 1997 in the Vineet Narain case. What is being contemplated is not an independent directorate; in reality it is an attempt to totally weaken if not exactly slaughter the CBI. With law officers directly reporting to the law ministry, it will be easier to bury any case the government wants to on the advice of these officers. In fact, the CBI is being made to face all kinds of obstacles in the name of supervision and legal advice.
If the law ministry is serious about improving the criminal justice system in the country, it should pay heed to what the present chief justice has said: "India has only 12,000 judges, 2,000 short of the sanctioned strength of 14,000. As a result, there are over 3.5 crore cases pending in the lower courts, 37 lakh in high courts and 46,000 in the Supreme Court. We need one judge for 500 cases to clear the backlog — that would mean 77,664 judges... As the governance is not good in this country, we suffer… Our system is encouraging litigation."
There have been reports that civil and criminal cases are being disposed of after 20 or 25 years. These are urgent citizen-friendly matters which need the attention of the law ministry, not the tinkering of the CBI.
A US President, James K. Polk had said, "There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress ... than I had any conception of before I became President of the US." Perhaps it equally applies to our country, our governments and our politicians in a large measure. Conceivably, in politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.
Joginder Singh is a former director of the CBI
awesome post, i learnt more in that single post about the police than i did in years! -Sachin wrote:[
1. There is no specific role like a "Beat Constable". A constable (also HC and ASIs) is expected to go on beats based on a plan prepared by his higher ups. Generally constables/HCs "walk the beat", while ASIs etc. have either bikes or jeeps..........................Std. pass, physical fitness etc. He joins an Armed Police battalion first, then moves to the Armed Reserve of his mother district, and finally to a local police station in his mother district.
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Rajasthan to have women commandos
Rajasthan police will soon have a batch of 51 trained women commandos to share responsibility with their male counterparts in crisis situations.
Rajasthan is the second state in the country after Tamil Nadu to have trained women commandos.
The women constables, all in the age group of 20-30, have been given intensive training in handling automatic weapons, shooting under stressed and hectic conditions, unarmed combat operations, rock climbing and field craft, etc. Their rigorous campus training that started in Jodhpur in January this year will be complete by March 15, Hemant Priyadarshi, DIG, Rajasthan Police Training Centre (RPTC) told Deccan Herald over the phone from Jodhpur.
Of the 80 women candidates shortlisted from different districts of Rajasthan, both from armed and civil category, 51 were selected for the training. The selection was made on the basis of their physical and mental toughness and motivation for the job, he said.
The state police might take up training for some more batches on the basis of the feedback and experience in future. The basic objective in having women commandos is to enable them to handle VIP security, and IED (intensive Explosive Devices) he added. Rajasthan has a woman Chief Minister and speaker of the assembly and the country has a woman President, so it would be good to have women commandos to protect the VIP women, he opined. The women commandos would also be helpful in situations where terrorist activities involve women, he said. Priyadarshi said the training inputs for both men and women are same though the women trainees did take some time to recover from their mental hesitation.
But now they are fully committed and motivated. Rajasthan police will try to make best use of its women commandos, he added.
Good beginning
Gujarat police offers 'eFIR' option
Gujarat police offers 'eFIR' option
AHMEDABAD: Afraid of walking up to a police station to register a complaint? Injured in an accident and not able to make it to give your version? Filing a police complaint is now just a click away, with the Gujarat police launching the "epolice station" and making it possible to file an FIR from your home through the Internet.
The system was launched in Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Sabarkantha on Friday and will be replicated in the police commissionerates in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot and in offices of superintendents of police in various districts.
"It is an experiment to overhaul the police administration system. It will boost the confidence of citizens in the machinery and can help us to get first-hand information. As the system is directly supervised by DSPs, higher-level officials will look into them personally. We do not expect a large number of cases initially. But, it will create an awareness. Grievances that police officers do not accept complaints can also be addressed this way," says Ajay Tomar, DIG (Gandhinagar Range).
Mehsana district superintendent of police Raju Bhargav says that the DSP’s office will download the complaint and forward the application to respective police stations. "This will reduce the paperwork for officials. However, print-outs of complaints will have to be sent to the complainant for signature. Only then can it be used as proof in a court," says Bhargav.
"There are not many policemen educated in cyber technology. A large number of police officials will be educated in handling emails, work on various programs and translation exercise. We have a new crop of PSIs who are conversant in English," said RV Nandesana, inspector of Gandhinagar Sector-21 police station.
Good article on the CPRF written by a SERVING Officer
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/286215.html
Now that Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharastra have jointly acted against the Naxal stronghold of Bastar, it is an opportune moment to look at what ails the Central forces and the portents for combined operations between state and federal police forces. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the leading counter-insurgency force of the Indian government, goes out to aid state authorities where local forces are not able to contain the conflict. .........To conclude, for a counter-insurgency force, the perception of risk must go beyond the nature of the job. Hence the response capability deficit is a better index to assess the risk as seen from various perspectives. The CRPF’s risk profile is vast, but manageable. But if we don’t act soon, the cost in terms of opportunities lost in not managing risks will be heavy.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/286215.html
Now that Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharastra have jointly acted against the Naxal stronghold of Bastar, it is an opportune moment to look at what ails the Central forces and the portents for combined operations between state and federal police forces. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the leading counter-insurgency force of the Indian government, goes out to aid state authorities where local forces are not able to contain the conflict. .........To conclude, for a counter-insurgency force, the perception of risk must go beyond the nature of the job. Hence the response capability deficit is a better index to assess the risk as seen from various perspectives. The CRPF’s risk profile is vast, but manageable. But if we don’t act soon, the cost in terms of opportunities lost in not managing risks will be heavy.
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ramana wrote:THanks Sachin.
Deccan Chronicle, 4 March 2008
CBI needs its own prosecution wing
By Joginder Singh
Once I, as head of the CBI, was invited by the Union Public Service Commission to be part of the board that selected these law officers. There were four vacancies, but only three candidates turned up for the interview. Two of them were literally "briefless" lawyers. Since the third candidate could answer some questions, he was selected. The fact that emerged during the discussion after the interview was, since a meagre salary was offered to government prosecutors, only those who had little or no practice applied for the job.
Joginder Singh is a former director of the CBI
A CBI counsel may get around Rs. 500-1000 per hearing (which pays for himself, clerk, juniors, office, library, overheads) while the pvt side normally would spend something like 2-10 lakh per hearing.
A fairly decent write up
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/31slide1.htm
Most of the information is prior knowledge but is a good collection in one place. I wasnt aware of the blue bathroom slippers incident.
BTW , I think A. A. Khan was in a controversy regarding the 1993 riots as well with the Shiv Sena and BJP accusing him of high handedness...
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/31slide1.htm
Most of the information is prior knowledge but is a good collection in one place. I wasnt aware of the blue bathroom slippers incident.
BTW , I think A. A. Khan was in a controversy regarding the 1993 riots as well with the Shiv Sena and BJP accusing him of high handedness...
The web site for Institute for Road Traffic Education (IRTE).
http://www.irte.com/
These folks manufacture the "Interceptor" vehicle which is used by Road Transport Authorities (RTA) and Traffic Police to catch hold of traffic rule violaters. The vehicle has video cameras, speed radars and breath analysers.
These chaps have also come up with a mobile crash lab.
http://www.irte.com/crashlabs.htm
http://www.irte.com/
These folks manufacture the "Interceptor" vehicle which is used by Road Transport Authorities (RTA) and Traffic Police to catch hold of traffic rule violaters. The vehicle has video cameras, speed radars and breath analysers.
These chaps have also come up with a mobile crash lab.
http://www.irte.com/crashlabs.htm
The article leaves ex-DCP , Mum Police -Pradeep Sawant out.Tanaji wrote:A fairly decent write up
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/31slide1.htm
Most of the information is prior knowledge but is a good collection in one place. I wasnt aware of the blue bathroom slippers incident.
BTW , I think A. A. Khan was in a controversy regarding the 1993 riots as well with the Shiv Sena and BJP accusing him of high handedness...
Sawant quickly rose from ACP to become a DCP level officer.
He was done in by the Telgi scam.
Meanwhile, Daya nayak and Ketan tirodkar both have their personal 'supporting' sites.Sawant was arrested on January 7, 2004 for not taking action against Abdul Karim Telgi, the alleged kingpin of fake stamp paper scam. He was also accused of directing his subordinates not to keep Telgi in a lock-up and helping him carry on his illegal activities from prison. Sawant was arrested under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
It may not surprise Ketan dedicates his website to someone.
http://dayanayak.blogspot.com/2006/02/d ... -cops.html
http://www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/
If rumours are to be believed, Daya Nayak would come out unscathed. It is quite obvious that these encounter specialists do not get just their regular salaries. Nobody is going to risk their lives for the pay they get. They have access to slush funds, and are also handsomely rewarded. It is believed that Daya Nayak used part of this money to setup a school in his home-village.AjayKK wrote:Meanwhile, Daya nayak and Ketan tirodkar both have their personal 'supporting' sites.
Journalists with vested interests try to make this as a case of these people having unaccounted wealth. The actual reason is that the money they have is accounted, but it is part of these "slush funds" (secret funds setup for rewarding informers, entertaining sources etc. etc.)
12-yr-old raped by traffic cop
25 Apr 2008, 0120 hrs IST,Medha Chaturvedi,TNN
NEW DELHI: In an incident that brought back the horrid memories of the rape of a college-going girl by a drunken policeman on Mumbai's Marine Drive in 2005, a 12-year-old girl was raped inside a moving car allegedly by a Delhi police traffic constable and his friend on Thursday afternoon at Swaroop Nagar in the Outer district. ( Watch )
The cop, Sanjeev Kumar, 26, has been arrested; there is no trace of his friend or the car. While confirming rape, the medical report says the constable wasn't drunk at the time of the crime.
According to police sources, the girl was standing outside a temple at Nangli Poona in Swaroop Nagar, waiting for her family to join her after prayers. The accused constable came along with a friend in a Maruti 800 and pulled her inside.
The car's windows had dark films on them, sources said, adding that Sanjeev raped the girl while his friend kept driving around the area and then they swapped roles. The duo then dumped the girl outside the temple and fled.
Some passersby found her unconscious, took her to a nearby hospital and informed police. The Outer district police are tightlipped about the issue, but sources claim that the cop was posted with the Teen Murti traffic line and had been missing from duty for about 12 days without informing his superiors. The victim's family comes from a village in UP.
Police are choosing to keep mum about the incident. The officer in charge of Swaroop Nagar denied it completely and the DCP, Sagar Preet, was not available for comments. But sources confirmed that a case of rape had been registered against Sanjeev Kumar at Swaroop Nagar police station.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... 980528.cms
Video
http://broadband.indiatimes.com/videoshow/2981173.cms
Lets hope somebody will fry him alive in hot oil.
25 Apr 2008, 0120 hrs IST,Medha Chaturvedi,TNN
NEW DELHI: In an incident that brought back the horrid memories of the rape of a college-going girl by a drunken policeman on Mumbai's Marine Drive in 2005, a 12-year-old girl was raped inside a moving car allegedly by a Delhi police traffic constable and his friend on Thursday afternoon at Swaroop Nagar in the Outer district. ( Watch )
The cop, Sanjeev Kumar, 26, has been arrested; there is no trace of his friend or the car. While confirming rape, the medical report says the constable wasn't drunk at the time of the crime.
According to police sources, the girl was standing outside a temple at Nangli Poona in Swaroop Nagar, waiting for her family to join her after prayers. The accused constable came along with a friend in a Maruti 800 and pulled her inside.
The car's windows had dark films on them, sources said, adding that Sanjeev raped the girl while his friend kept driving around the area and then they swapped roles. The duo then dumped the girl outside the temple and fled.
Some passersby found her unconscious, took her to a nearby hospital and informed police. The Outer district police are tightlipped about the issue, but sources claim that the cop was posted with the Teen Murti traffic line and had been missing from duty for about 12 days without informing his superiors. The victim's family comes from a village in UP.
Police are choosing to keep mum about the incident. The officer in charge of Swaroop Nagar denied it completely and the DCP, Sagar Preet, was not available for comments. But sources confirmed that a case of rape had been registered against Sanjeev Kumar at Swaroop Nagar police station.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... 980528.cms
Video
http://broadband.indiatimes.com/videoshow/2981173.cms
Lets hope somebody will fry him alive in hot oil.
Delhi cop rapes minor girl in moving carNDTV Correspondent
Friday, April 25, 2008 (New Delhi)
In second such incident this month, a minor girl was raped in a moving car in Delhi on Thursday allegedly by a traffic constable and a property dealer.
The 11-year-old girl, a resident of Nangalpuni, was dragged into a car allegedly by Sanjeev, the constable, and property dealer Naresh at around 2:30 pm from near Shahbad Dairy locality in outer Delhi.
The duo allegedly raped the girl in the moving car and dumped her at the same spot from where they picked her up, a senior police official said.
The girl reached her home and informed parents who took her to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital.
''I was waiting outside, when two men drove up. They picked me up and put me in the car. The man told me that if I made any noise, he would kill me,'' said the victim.
A medical examination confirmed rape, the official said adding the constable and property dealer were arrested on the basis of the compliant filed by the girl's parents. The doctors said the condition of the girl is out of danger.
The constable has been placed under suspension, the official said.
In a similar case of minor being raped, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons known to her on April 3 in Jhwala locality of the capital.
This is the eighth case of rape reported in the national capital this month.
According to Delhi Police statistics, in 98.28 per cent of the 581 rape cases registered last year, the accused were known to the victims and had been interacting with the victims in normal course of the life.
This is not the first time a policeman has been accused of rape.
On April 12, 2008, three policemen in Ludhiana raped a 16-year-old girl behind the deputy commissioner's house. They were later dismissed.
On March 4, 2007, a policeman is booked for raping a minor Dalit girl in Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.
On October 17, 2005, a head constable of Sahar police station in Mumbai is charged with raping a 15-year-old rag-picker near the police station.
On April 21, 2005, a drunk constable raped a girl inside a police post on South Mumbai's Marine Drive. The constable was charged with rape.
(With PTI inputs)
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/st ... 0080047845
Friday, April 25, 2008 (New Delhi)
In second such incident this month, a minor girl was raped in a moving car in Delhi on Thursday allegedly by a traffic constable and a property dealer.
The 11-year-old girl, a resident of Nangalpuni, was dragged into a car allegedly by Sanjeev, the constable, and property dealer Naresh at around 2:30 pm from near Shahbad Dairy locality in outer Delhi.
The duo allegedly raped the girl in the moving car and dumped her at the same spot from where they picked her up, a senior police official said.
The girl reached her home and informed parents who took her to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital.
''I was waiting outside, when two men drove up. They picked me up and put me in the car. The man told me that if I made any noise, he would kill me,'' said the victim.
A medical examination confirmed rape, the official said adding the constable and property dealer were arrested on the basis of the compliant filed by the girl's parents. The doctors said the condition of the girl is out of danger.
The constable has been placed under suspension, the official said.
In a similar case of minor being raped, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons known to her on April 3 in Jhwala locality of the capital.
This is the eighth case of rape reported in the national capital this month.
According to Delhi Police statistics, in 98.28 per cent of the 581 rape cases registered last year, the accused were known to the victims and had been interacting with the victims in normal course of the life.
This is not the first time a policeman has been accused of rape.
On April 12, 2008, three policemen in Ludhiana raped a 16-year-old girl behind the deputy commissioner's house. They were later dismissed.
On March 4, 2007, a policeman is booked for raping a minor Dalit girl in Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.
On October 17, 2005, a head constable of Sahar police station in Mumbai is charged with raping a 15-year-old rag-picker near the police station.
On April 21, 2005, a drunk constable raped a girl inside a police post on South Mumbai's Marine Drive. The constable was charged with rape.
(With PTI inputs)
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/st ... 0080047845
More rapes in delhi what is going on, these perverts are raping young children so sad, so many rape these day we should have a indian rape thread, shame on the police un able to protect the citizens
Student, Housewife Raped In Delhi
Monday 28th of April 2008
A Class 10 student was raped by a relative in south Delhi, while a housewife was raped by her brother-in-law and his two friends in northwest Delhi, taking the number of such incidents in the capital to 14 this month.
Vinod Kumar allegedly raped his 17-year-old sister-in-law at her Sangam Vihar home Sunday afternoon when she was alone. The girl complained to her family, which informed police.
The police said the victim was taken for a medical examination and doctors confirmed a rape assault on her.
"We have arrested Vinod on charges of rape," said a police official.
In another incident, a 23-year-old housewife was raped by her brother-in-law Ashok and his two friends Sunil and Manoj at her Samaipur Badli home late Sunday when her husband was away for work.
Police said Ashok entered the home with his friends, all allegedly in an inebriated state, and took turns in raping her.
Ashok stays in the same home. Police said the victim was admitted to a hospital, where doctors confirmed she was raped.
"We have arrested the three people and further investigations are under way," said a police official.
This was the 14th rape case reported his month. Many of the victims have been minors and even young children.
Earlier on Sunday, a four-and-half-year-old girl was raped by her paternal uncle in outer Delhi.
On Saturday, another child was raped by a man near a police post in Kamla Market in central Delhi.
http://newspostindia.com/report-51291
Student, Housewife Raped In Delhi
Monday 28th of April 2008
A Class 10 student was raped by a relative in south Delhi, while a housewife was raped by her brother-in-law and his two friends in northwest Delhi, taking the number of such incidents in the capital to 14 this month.
Vinod Kumar allegedly raped his 17-year-old sister-in-law at her Sangam Vihar home Sunday afternoon when she was alone. The girl complained to her family, which informed police.
The police said the victim was taken for a medical examination and doctors confirmed a rape assault on her.
"We have arrested Vinod on charges of rape," said a police official.
In another incident, a 23-year-old housewife was raped by her brother-in-law Ashok and his two friends Sunil and Manoj at her Samaipur Badli home late Sunday when her husband was away for work.
Police said Ashok entered the home with his friends, all allegedly in an inebriated state, and took turns in raping her.
Ashok stays in the same home. Police said the victim was admitted to a hospital, where doctors confirmed she was raped.
"We have arrested the three people and further investigations are under way," said a police official.
This was the 14th rape case reported his month. Many of the victims have been minors and even young children.
Earlier on Sunday, a four-and-half-year-old girl was raped by her paternal uncle in outer Delhi.
On Saturday, another child was raped by a man near a police post in Kamla Market in central Delhi.
http://newspostindia.com/report-51291
3 cases of child abuse in last 24 hrs
28 Apr 2008,
NEW DELHI: In a grim reminder of how dangerous the Capital has become for minors, three incidents of physical assault and murder involving children came to light in the last 24 hours. There have been more than 10 such cases in the last two weeks.
On Sunday in Delhi, there was attempted rape on one child, another was sodomised and a third found dead with signs suggesting rape. A four-and-a-half-year old girl was molested by her uncle at her residence in Mongolpuri. The accused is reportedly absconding. The child went to attend classes at her municipality school on Sunday and was seen limping around, complaining of stomach ache. When her teachers questioned her, she broke down and narrated what had happened without even realising the gravity of the matter. Her shocked teachers informed her parents, who in turn informed the police. "We took her to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for a medical check up which suggested attempt to rape.
The accused is yet to be traced. We are also looking into the angle of this being a one off act or a regular occurrence," said a police official from Mongolpuri police station.
Meanwhile, the body of a nine-year-old-girl who reportedly went missing from her house in Madanpur Khadar Extension near Sarita Vihar in south Delhi on the evening of April 23 was found around 11.30 am from Agra canal near Kalindi Kunj.
"We do not rule out rape but that can only be ascertained once her post-mortem report comes in," said a police officer, speaking about the incident.
A missing complaint that had been lodged in this regard at the police post of the area has now been changed into a kidnapping and murder case.
According to the victim's father, the youngest of his five children was last seen playing near her house last Wednesday.
"After some time, she had strayed a bit and went towards the local mosque from where a wedding procession was passing by. I did not object as she was flanked by the other children in our locality. It was around 6 pm in the evening. After sometime, the procession passed by, but my child did not return. We tried looking for her and even went to sector-22 in Noida in search of her as we got reports that the baraatis had gone there. But all our efforts were in vain. We initially felt she might have slept off somewhere, and hence did not report the matter to the police immediately. But, when she did not turn up even in the morning, we decided to report the matter," he said.
The victim's father is a vegetable seller, while her mother is a housewife.
In yet another incident, a six-year-old boy was sodomised by his next door neighbour in Anand Vihar on Sunday afternoon. The 21-year-old accused is reportedly missing and used to work with the victim's father as a labourer in a construction site in the area.
On Sunday morning, the accused called the victim out and asked his parents if he could take him for an ice-cream. "When the child did not return after a long time, his parents went to search for him and found him near the accused's house in a compromising position. The accused was nowhere to be found and they informed the police immediately," said DCP (East) Ajay Choudhary.
He added that a few teams were sent to Meerut, the accused's native place to arrest him. "He stays with his relatives here and we suspect that he realised that he would be caught and went back to Meerut to hide," said Chowdhary. A case has been registered at the Anand Vihar police station.
dwaipayan.ghosh @timesgroup.com
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TimeofIndia
28 Apr 2008,
NEW DELHI: In a grim reminder of how dangerous the Capital has become for minors, three incidents of physical assault and murder involving children came to light in the last 24 hours. There have been more than 10 such cases in the last two weeks.
On Sunday in Delhi, there was attempted rape on one child, another was sodomised and a third found dead with signs suggesting rape. A four-and-a-half-year old girl was molested by her uncle at her residence in Mongolpuri. The accused is reportedly absconding. The child went to attend classes at her municipality school on Sunday and was seen limping around, complaining of stomach ache. When her teachers questioned her, she broke down and narrated what had happened without even realising the gravity of the matter. Her shocked teachers informed her parents, who in turn informed the police. "We took her to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for a medical check up which suggested attempt to rape.
The accused is yet to be traced. We are also looking into the angle of this being a one off act or a regular occurrence," said a police official from Mongolpuri police station.
Meanwhile, the body of a nine-year-old-girl who reportedly went missing from her house in Madanpur Khadar Extension near Sarita Vihar in south Delhi on the evening of April 23 was found around 11.30 am from Agra canal near Kalindi Kunj.
"We do not rule out rape but that can only be ascertained once her post-mortem report comes in," said a police officer, speaking about the incident.
A missing complaint that had been lodged in this regard at the police post of the area has now been changed into a kidnapping and murder case.
According to the victim's father, the youngest of his five children was last seen playing near her house last Wednesday.
"After some time, she had strayed a bit and went towards the local mosque from where a wedding procession was passing by. I did not object as she was flanked by the other children in our locality. It was around 6 pm in the evening. After sometime, the procession passed by, but my child did not return. We tried looking for her and even went to sector-22 in Noida in search of her as we got reports that the baraatis had gone there. But all our efforts were in vain. We initially felt she might have slept off somewhere, and hence did not report the matter to the police immediately. But, when she did not turn up even in the morning, we decided to report the matter," he said.
The victim's father is a vegetable seller, while her mother is a housewife.
In yet another incident, a six-year-old boy was sodomised by his next door neighbour in Anand Vihar on Sunday afternoon. The 21-year-old accused is reportedly missing and used to work with the victim's father as a labourer in a construction site in the area.
On Sunday morning, the accused called the victim out and asked his parents if he could take him for an ice-cream. "When the child did not return after a long time, his parents went to search for him and found him near the accused's house in a compromising position. The accused was nowhere to be found and they informed the police immediately," said DCP (East) Ajay Choudhary.
He added that a few teams were sent to Meerut, the accused's native place to arrest him. "He stays with his relatives here and we suspect that he realised that he would be caught and went back to Meerut to hide," said Chowdhary. A case has been registered at the Anand Vihar police station.
dwaipayan.ghosh @timesgroup.com
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TimeofIndia
This thread, as always is an excellent source of information. What distresses me is the systematic failure of the Indian police to create a user-friendly environment - not an atypical problem in the developing world.
I was wondering if anyone had any photographs showing the evolution of:
(a) police weaponry in urban India
(b) police vehicles in urban India
BR has a great collection of photos of the paramilitary and military units, their weapons and vehicles, but I don't think any large scale posting of police equipment has been done yet.
I think that the Indian police may well be a treasure trove for historians looking for vintage weapons and vehicles but also with some ultra-modern touches such as the INSAS rifles being found all over the place and some new vehicles such as these Interceptors and Hyundai Accents in Chennai.
I was wondering if anyone had any photographs showing the evolution of:
(a) police weaponry in urban India
(b) police vehicles in urban India
BR has a great collection of photos of the paramilitary and military units, their weapons and vehicles, but I don't think any large scale posting of police equipment has been done yet.
I think that the Indian police may well be a treasure trove for historians looking for vintage weapons and vehicles but also with some ultra-modern touches such as the INSAS rifles being found all over the place and some new vehicles such as these Interceptors and Hyundai Accents in Chennai.
Sanjay, I think some efforts are being made. Case in point is that intimidating and anachronistic "sentry with rifle" outside the Police station. It was a spillover from the imperialistic/colonial days, where Police and paramilitary lines are blurred and the cops are there to kind of rule on behalf of the rulers. It took a long time, but about two years back, Kerala Police sentries (except in the HQ type showy areas) has been issued sidearms instead of the venerable repeaters. But still there is a sentry to "prevent unnecessary people" from entering a local station!! I still dont understand who are these "unnecessary people" who visit a local station. Tourists? They all had to be people who are in need. Yeah, needs some more improvement on the interface and some folks are talking about it.
Here are some links etc on those lines
http://www.kerala.gov.in/reportsdouments/policeper.htm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/06/16/st ... 020700.htm
There is this serving senior IPS officer of the Kerala cadre, who fortunately for all of us, happens to be a photography enthusiast. His name is Shree Arun Kumar Sinha and this is a section of his blog (2007 posts).
http://arunkumarsinha.blogspot.com/2007 ... chive.html
Though the blog doesnt show much of the pre-47 equipment, he has some of the older Travancore Police uniforms etc. In the past, I have seen a 1930s Tommy gun or two with the straight-mag being displayed (period photographs of cops carrying them too) during public interaction/Department annual day.
OT, I find it so funny to look at these photos of the usually bad-ass cops looking coy, because their boss is taking the picture and they cant yell at him......
Added later:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/indianpolice/
Here are some links etc on those lines
http://www.kerala.gov.in/reportsdouments/policeper.htm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/06/16/st ... 020700.htm
There is this serving senior IPS officer of the Kerala cadre, who fortunately for all of us, happens to be a photography enthusiast. His name is Shree Arun Kumar Sinha and this is a section of his blog (2007 posts).
http://arunkumarsinha.blogspot.com/2007 ... chive.html
Though the blog doesnt show much of the pre-47 equipment, he has some of the older Travancore Police uniforms etc. In the past, I have seen a 1930s Tommy gun or two with the straight-mag being displayed (period photographs of cops carrying them too) during public interaction/Department annual day.
OT, I find it so funny to look at these photos of the usually bad-ass cops looking coy, because their boss is taking the picture and they cant yell at him......
Added later:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/indianpolice/
Firefighters
We should have a thread for firefighters, India is developing at a fast pace but I think the police and firefighters are lagging way behind. I have seen so may news clips and pictures of firefighters who are ill equipped to fight a fire so the end result is loss of life and property which could be minimized.
Thanks for the links.
But does anyone have any more photographs of vehicles in police use - I mean the PCR vans, RIVs, riot control vehicles, patrol vehicles etc ?
Any photos of vintage weapons ?
I agree that the fire-fighters are very poorly treated and ill-equipped. I remember while doing some work on the Indian civil defence structure, speaking to folks who were distressed beyond belief that there were only 66,000 professional fire-fighters in all of the Indian state fire-fighting agencies. What's worse, there were only 3 specialist SAR teams - Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
Things have changed somewhat - Orissa has equipped a number of police units for cyclone rescue work and there have been some improvements.
I would suggest that since, in many instances, the fire-fighting services come administratively under the police, let us start by incorporating news and photographs of fire-fighters, SAR teams and other disaster management forces into this thread and see if there is sufficient enthusiasm for a new thread. This, of course, being subject to the Admins approval.
But does anyone have any more photographs of vehicles in police use - I mean the PCR vans, RIVs, riot control vehicles, patrol vehicles etc ?
Any photos of vintage weapons ?
I agree that the fire-fighters are very poorly treated and ill-equipped. I remember while doing some work on the Indian civil defence structure, speaking to folks who were distressed beyond belief that there were only 66,000 professional fire-fighters in all of the Indian state fire-fighting agencies. What's worse, there were only 3 specialist SAR teams - Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
Things have changed somewhat - Orissa has equipped a number of police units for cyclone rescue work and there have been some improvements.
I would suggest that since, in many instances, the fire-fighting services come administratively under the police, let us start by incorporating news and photographs of fire-fighters, SAR teams and other disaster management forces into this thread and see if there is sufficient enthusiasm for a new thread. This, of course, being subject to the Admins approval.
This may not be very specific to your queries. The Kerala Police have come up with a history project. Talks about the State police more, but also has some general information.Sanjay wrote: (a) police weaponry in urban India
(b) police vehicles in urban India
http://www.keralapolicehistory.com
BTW, it has a good collection of the uniforms used by the police spanning across many decades.
As for the vehicles. You can get some pictures of the new Kerala Police fleet at:-
http://www.keralapolice.org/gallery-page1.html (Cheverlot Taveras and M&M Boleros)
and...
http://www.keralapolice.org/gallery-page4.html (Kinetic Honda scooters for women PCs).
What I could make out from the various state polices seen in the south is that:-
1. Old M&M Jeeps are getting replaced with newer models. Some of them hard top, but many of then soft/canvas tops.
2. Royal Enfield Bullets slowly getting replaced with faster 100cc type motor cycles. Royal Enfield looks great, but in a town scenario it take ages to get speed.
3. Chennai city has around 100 Hyundai cars. Most of them used in Traffic wing, and some for normal patrolling. It is never used to transport criminals. Toyota Qualis and M&M Jeeps gets the honour to do that
.4. Light bars, and more visible markings are given for specialist vehicles like Highway Police vehicles. How ever there is some rumour that many vehicle companies use the police force to dump obsolete models. For example when Kerala Police went for Toyota Qualis for their Highway Police it was pretty much known that after 1-2 years Toyota would not support this model. Now K.P has gone for Chevorlet Tavera vehicles for Highway Police, with Toyota Qualis sent back to cities as Flying Squad vehicles.
Another major change happening seems to be in communication. Wireless sets are now pretty much a common equipment for the constable on the beat. Allmost all patrol vehicles I see today is equipped with a wireless set. Stations are now connected on wireless on a District level basis, as well as on state network. Bigger towns now have seperate channels, and some even having channels for traffic police etc. etc. Computerisation is also happening in a big way. I guess every police is now piloting the project from BPRD - the CIPA (Common Interface for Police Applications), a sort of web portal for the police day to day use.
Atleast a decade back I have seen local policemen coming for routine parade armed with a Musket. I saw this weapon for the first time during that parade. Now in Kerala, A.P Battalions are given training and armed with SLRs. These weapons would come into Armed Reserve and Local police once the policemen trained in the weapons gets allocated to these units.I think that the Indian police may well be a treasure trove for historians looking for vintage weapons
I think they are trying this out in some police stations in Kerala. Yeah, it does'nt make sense for a sentry to stand on guard and that too with an obsolete .303 rifle. Kerala Police I think is the only force in India, which is experimenting with an 8 hour shift for policemen. Many of us may not know, a policeman is supposed to be on duty 24/7. Even if at home, he is expected to come back if situation warrants.hnair wrote:Case in point is that intimidating and anachronistic "sentry with rifle" outside the Police station.
That is the grand old "quarter guard" which we can see even now in Army camps. The tradition is still followed in AP Battalions and Armed Reserve camps. In these camps it makes sense because they also guard the "Bells of Arms" and the treasury etc. But the guard at SPs office, DIGs office etc. is purely ceremonial. Their main work is to do "present arms" when these big-wigs strut around.Kerala Police sentries (except in the HQ type showy areas)
Oh well. In our state we have plenty of themI still dont understand who are these "unnecessary people" who visit a local station.
. The local politician is the No:1 here. But with CPI and CPI(M) folks it does'nt matter if a sentry is not there or not. They get their party workers out of the police station any ways. A sentry does'nt make a difference here.Fire fighting is another thank less task, which is seldom thought of India. The police atleast is known, even though it has got a scary image. In many places fire fighters recieve the very least training. Kerala Govt., have come up with a Fire And Emergency Services Academy (at Thrissur town suburbs). For fire fighting courses I feel it is better to have academies at a region (or group of state levels). That is because many of the equipments are costly and every state's Fire Brigade may not be able to afford them. Better train the firemen at a regional level and send them back to their parent cadre.Sanjay wrote:I agree that the fire-fighters are very poorly treated and ill-equipped.
Even with what ever equipment they have, they do come. The best incident of Kerala Fire Force which I remember happened in 90s. Our ancestral home 24kms away from Palakkad (nearest fire station) had a chance of completely gutted. A part of it caught fire.Rajesh_MR wrote: We called fire force and they reached in < 10mins
The fire party left within 1-2 minutes (early in the morning 5:30 am). And we recieved "on-line help" through the phone. Considering the building was very old, and made with wood etc. this help was most wanted. We were advised as to how to tackle the fire. The local village folks were there to help us out.
The fire force requested some people to be placed in near by areas so that they can guide the fire party in. It took around 45 minutes for them to reach (1 Jeep, 2 Fire trucks). In minutes they even found out alternate water sources (if in case the water in the trucks was over). And they saved the building. It was a good professional job.
PS: The only problem I noted was that, once the fire party leaves the station there is absolutely no way to reach them. Now may be they carry personal mobile phones, but back then it was'nt there. Even today Kerala Fire Force does not have wireless equipment.
'Rape capital' Delhi saw 330 incidents in 4 months
Tuesday, 29 April , 2008, 14:17
Sify, India - 2 hours ago
New Delhi: The national capital seems to be finding it difficult to shed the image of being India's 'rape capital', with over 330 rape and molestation cases reported in the first four months of this year.
According to official figures, 121 cases of rape were registered so far this year while approximately 210 incidents of molestation were reported from various parts of the city.
Eight minors were among the 14 women raped in the city this month, which prompted the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Child Development to summon Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and ask him to submit a report on cases of crime against women in the recent past and the action taken by the police.
"We have arrested the alleged rapists in over 90 per cent of the cases. In majority of the cases, persons well known to the victims were behind the crime," a senior police official said.
Also read: RBI hikes CRR by 25 basis points | BJP to revive tainted ministers issue | Ronaldo in trouble after night with transvestite
In 98.28 per cent of the 581 rape cases registered last year, the accused were known to the victims and had been interacting with the victims in the normal course of life.
While 658 rape cases were reported in 2005, the figure fell to 49 the next year. The number of molestation cases were 762 and 713 for 2005 and 2006 respectively, while last year, 835 such incidents were reported.
The Delhi police attribute the incidents of rape to a number of sociological factors, including 'mushrooming of JJ clusters and sub-human living conditions'. An analysis of rape cases in 2007 by the Delhi police said that 68 per cent of the rape-accused were illiterate while 24 per cent had only studied up to Standard 10. Approximately 80 per cent of the accused belong to the poor strata.
"Of all the cases last year, 64 per cent were committed in houses and 5 per cent in slums," the Delhi Police Annual Report for 2007 said.
"Poor civic amenities, sub-human living conditions, inadequate housing facilities and mushrooming of JJ clusters (unauthorised colonies) are few of the sociological factors contributing to the increased tendencies in general and incidents of rape in particular," the report said.
"In JJ clusters, the entire family lives in a small area devoid of any privacy, which affected family taboos and moral barriers," it said.
A two-and-half year-old girl was the youngest rape victim this month, while two minors were sexually assaulted in a moving car, including one in which a traffic police constable was arrested along with his property-dealer friend.
The red-faced Delhi police immediately dismissed Sanjeev Rana, the constable who also tried to allegedly bribe the victim's family to drop the case, from the service.
In another shocking incident, a rape victim was publicly thrashed by family members and neighbours of the accused. A mentally-challenged girl, who is deaf and dumb, was allegedly raped by a bus driver.
A teenaged boy, who was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl, escaped from police custody in north-west Delhi this month.
In other cases, a 40-year old woman was allegedly gang-raped on April 16 by four men, including her husband's friend, in a moving car. A day later, unidentified men barged into a house in north Delhi, raped a 26-year-old woman and fled with valuables.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14658572
why is delhi becoming un-safe for women, is the police help less or they are deliberately ignoring this issue
Tuesday, 29 April , 2008, 14:17
Sify, India - 2 hours ago
New Delhi: The national capital seems to be finding it difficult to shed the image of being India's 'rape capital', with over 330 rape and molestation cases reported in the first four months of this year.
According to official figures, 121 cases of rape were registered so far this year while approximately 210 incidents of molestation were reported from various parts of the city.
Eight minors were among the 14 women raped in the city this month, which prompted the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Child Development to summon Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and ask him to submit a report on cases of crime against women in the recent past and the action taken by the police.
"We have arrested the alleged rapists in over 90 per cent of the cases. In majority of the cases, persons well known to the victims were behind the crime," a senior police official said.
Also read: RBI hikes CRR by 25 basis points | BJP to revive tainted ministers issue | Ronaldo in trouble after night with transvestite
In 98.28 per cent of the 581 rape cases registered last year, the accused were known to the victims and had been interacting with the victims in the normal course of life.
While 658 rape cases were reported in 2005, the figure fell to 49 the next year. The number of molestation cases were 762 and 713 for 2005 and 2006 respectively, while last year, 835 such incidents were reported.
The Delhi police attribute the incidents of rape to a number of sociological factors, including 'mushrooming of JJ clusters and sub-human living conditions'. An analysis of rape cases in 2007 by the Delhi police said that 68 per cent of the rape-accused were illiterate while 24 per cent had only studied up to Standard 10. Approximately 80 per cent of the accused belong to the poor strata.
"Of all the cases last year, 64 per cent were committed in houses and 5 per cent in slums," the Delhi Police Annual Report for 2007 said.
"Poor civic amenities, sub-human living conditions, inadequate housing facilities and mushrooming of JJ clusters (unauthorised colonies) are few of the sociological factors contributing to the increased tendencies in general and incidents of rape in particular," the report said.
"In JJ clusters, the entire family lives in a small area devoid of any privacy, which affected family taboos and moral barriers," it said.
A two-and-half year-old girl was the youngest rape victim this month, while two minors were sexually assaulted in a moving car, including one in which a traffic police constable was arrested along with his property-dealer friend.
The red-faced Delhi police immediately dismissed Sanjeev Rana, the constable who also tried to allegedly bribe the victim's family to drop the case, from the service.
In another shocking incident, a rape victim was publicly thrashed by family members and neighbours of the accused. A mentally-challenged girl, who is deaf and dumb, was allegedly raped by a bus driver.
A teenaged boy, who was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl, escaped from police custody in north-west Delhi this month.
In other cases, a 40-year old woman was allegedly gang-raped on April 16 by four men, including her husband's friend, in a moving car. A day later, unidentified men barged into a house in north Delhi, raped a 26-year-old woman and fled with valuables.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14658572
why is delhi becoming un-safe for women, is the police help less or they are deliberately ignoring this issue
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Rape of minor: School closed after outrage
Imphal, April 28 2008:
Subsequent to the alleged rape of an 11-year old girl student by the founder of a school, All Manipur Scheduled Caste Students' Union has shut down the school and the parents removed their children from the said school.
Addressing a press conference in this connection today afternoon, general secretary of All Manipur Schedule Caste Students' Union A Nandakumar charged that the founder of the All Backward Scheduled Caste Welfare School located at Keirao Bitra of Imphal and lecturer in Ananda Higher Secondary School Mutum Jadumani violated the chastity of the minor girl.
The founder committed the crime on the 11-year old minor girl on April 17 after being drugged her inside the boarding room of the school run by the Keirao Women's Welfare Organisation with funding from the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Nandakumar said.
On that fateful day, the girl student did not go to attend class as she as not feeling well and taking advantage of the situation, the founder raped her.
Even after the committing the most despicable act on the minor girl, the founder threatened her with dire consequences if she tells anybody about the incident.
The founder also raped the girl over the next two days leading to excessive bleeding in her private part, the general secretary said.
When the girl asked for permission to go home, the founder did not allow her, he charged, adding that the wife of the founder too objected to going away of the girl from the boarding.
It was only after the friends of the girl and other senior students of the school, who concerned over the deteriorating condition of the girl, insisted on knowing why she was not being permitted to go that the matter came to light.
After the news of the incident spread, the accused Jadumani surrendered to the Irilbung Police yesterday, Nandakumar informed, adding that the medical examination of the victim was conducted at the Forensic Science unit of RIMS Hospital today.
Demanding surrender of the accused Jadumani and his wife to the student body within five days, Jadumani announced closure of the school permanently and also urged the Government to take up appropriate action against the accused.
As all the parents/guardians have taken out their children/wards from the school today, Nandakumar further appealed to the Government for taking up necessary arrangements so that the students of the school do not lost their academic year.
While informing that a complaint would be lodged with the National Commission for Scheduled Caste in connection with the incident, Nandakumar disclosed that the Ministry would also be intimated for cancellation of the registration of the school.
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=3..290408.apr08
Imphal, April 28 2008:
Subsequent to the alleged rape of an 11-year old girl student by the founder of a school, All Manipur Scheduled Caste Students' Union has shut down the school and the parents removed their children from the said school.
Addressing a press conference in this connection today afternoon, general secretary of All Manipur Schedule Caste Students' Union A Nandakumar charged that the founder of the All Backward Scheduled Caste Welfare School located at Keirao Bitra of Imphal and lecturer in Ananda Higher Secondary School Mutum Jadumani violated the chastity of the minor girl.
The founder committed the crime on the 11-year old minor girl on April 17 after being drugged her inside the boarding room of the school run by the Keirao Women's Welfare Organisation with funding from the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Nandakumar said.
On that fateful day, the girl student did not go to attend class as she as not feeling well and taking advantage of the situation, the founder raped her.
Even after the committing the most despicable act on the minor girl, the founder threatened her with dire consequences if she tells anybody about the incident.
The founder also raped the girl over the next two days leading to excessive bleeding in her private part, the general secretary said.
When the girl asked for permission to go home, the founder did not allow her, he charged, adding that the wife of the founder too objected to going away of the girl from the boarding.
It was only after the friends of the girl and other senior students of the school, who concerned over the deteriorating condition of the girl, insisted on knowing why she was not being permitted to go that the matter came to light.
After the news of the incident spread, the accused Jadumani surrendered to the Irilbung Police yesterday, Nandakumar informed, adding that the medical examination of the victim was conducted at the Forensic Science unit of RIMS Hospital today.
Demanding surrender of the accused Jadumani and his wife to the student body within five days, Jadumani announced closure of the school permanently and also urged the Government to take up appropriate action against the accused.
As all the parents/guardians have taken out their children/wards from the school today, Nandakumar further appealed to the Government for taking up necessary arrangements so that the students of the school do not lost their academic year.
While informing that a complaint would be lodged with the National Commission for Scheduled Caste in connection with the incident, Nandakumar disclosed that the Ministry would also be intimated for cancellation of the registration of the school.
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=3..290408.apr08
Paedophilia: Is India catching up?
Dhvani
Saturday, April 5, 2008:
Indians are believed to be quick learners, how wonderful is that! They are trying to be at par with the western world in every aspect from technology to fashion.
However, there is something new being added to the ongoing modern mania - paedophilia!
The brutal killing of British teenager Scarlett and the rape of a young girl on the streets of Mumbai reported a few months ago are perfect examples of increasing paedophiliacs. It should be an eye opener for the nation, which always boasts about having "special treatment" for women, which in a way is true.
Justice is "specially" delayed for them even though the evidence is obvious. Sexual attraction towards children probably existed in India for quite sometime but is becoming more evident in the recent times.
There needs to be a confrontation at some level to check this menace. Do we have laws to protect children from the lustful men or do we at least have enough awareness amongst the parents to caution their kids? The answer probably is 'no' and this is one aspect India needs to move on.
How do we address this problem as a nation? Does this matter to a common man unless it happens to our own kids one day? All we do is sympathise with the person as long as the news creates a buzz.
The last thing we can do is to blame the government for their lousy actions. However, it is time we think beyond the government and take responsibility on our own shoulders.
Come on people have mercy and at least spare the kids for God sake!
NDTV(commies)
Dhvani
Saturday, April 5, 2008:
Indians are believed to be quick learners, how wonderful is that! They are trying to be at par with the western world in every aspect from technology to fashion.
However, there is something new being added to the ongoing modern mania - paedophilia!
The brutal killing of British teenager Scarlett and the rape of a young girl on the streets of Mumbai reported a few months ago are perfect examples of increasing paedophiliacs. It should be an eye opener for the nation, which always boasts about having "special treatment" for women, which in a way is true.
Justice is "specially" delayed for them even though the evidence is obvious. Sexual attraction towards children probably existed in India for quite sometime but is becoming more evident in the recent times.
There needs to be a confrontation at some level to check this menace. Do we have laws to protect children from the lustful men or do we at least have enough awareness amongst the parents to caution their kids? The answer probably is 'no' and this is one aspect India needs to move on.
How do we address this problem as a nation? Does this matter to a common man unless it happens to our own kids one day? All we do is sympathise with the person as long as the news creates a buzz.
The last thing we can do is to blame the government for their lousy actions. However, it is time we think beyond the government and take responsibility on our own shoulders.
Come on people have mercy and at least spare the kids for God sake!
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Looks like only Tamil Nadu has some sort of a web site for the Fire & Rescue services. They have a picture gallery which is at:-Sanjay wrote:Maybe we should also start getting some fire appliances into the limelight as well ?
http://tnfireservices.nic.in/equip-pict.htm
Sachin, Delhi and Bangalore fire services used to have good websites as well.
But look at it and you will see the TN site has not been updated since 2003.
I'll repeat this plea to all BRites, any pics of police vehicles, weapons and/or equipment and fire-service vehicles and/or equipment will be most appreciated !
About the anachronistic sentry with the rifle (almost exclusively a bayoneted 0.303 SMLE I'll bet) - is that rifle loaded ?
Are these sentries any use in preventing an attack ?
In my limited knowledge and experience I would say that one of the principal flaws in Indian police stations/outposts is that sentry posts are poorly sited and there is no real communication to the off-duty police personnel or other police personnel on the compound. Once the sentry is neutralized attackers have a free reign with usually unarmed, stunned and surprised personnel trying to respond.
Furthermore, I fear that the powers that be feel that giving SLRs, INSAS or AKs to cops automatically enables them to face terrorists. That's a fallacy. Training continues to be wholly inadequate for most police personnel in the counter-insurgency/terrorist role. A poorly trained, ill-disciplined and psychologically unfit force with modern weapons will be easy prey for terrorists armed even with shotguns.
But look at it and you will see the TN site has not been updated since 2003.
I'll repeat this plea to all BRites, any pics of police vehicles, weapons and/or equipment and fire-service vehicles and/or equipment will be most appreciated !
About the anachronistic sentry with the rifle (almost exclusively a bayoneted 0.303 SMLE I'll bet) - is that rifle loaded ?
Are these sentries any use in preventing an attack ?
In my limited knowledge and experience I would say that one of the principal flaws in Indian police stations/outposts is that sentry posts are poorly sited and there is no real communication to the off-duty police personnel or other police personnel on the compound. Once the sentry is neutralized attackers have a free reign with usually unarmed, stunned and surprised personnel trying to respond.
Furthermore, I fear that the powers that be feel that giving SLRs, INSAS or AKs to cops automatically enables them to face terrorists. That's a fallacy. Training continues to be wholly inadequate for most police personnel in the counter-insurgency/terrorist role. A poorly trained, ill-disciplined and psychologically unfit force with modern weapons will be easy prey for terrorists armed even with shotguns.
Thanks Sachin!! I did not know that they have put this out in the web! That looks interesting. I remember one Shree Rameshan Nair, who used to write objectively about ancient recorded crimes and the investigative tactics. He was in the dept and was a historian of records, I think. Let me try to dig up his books.Sachin wrote:
http://www.keralapolicehistory.com
BTW, it has a good collection of the uniforms used by the police spanning across many decades.
Actually this "MLA springing out the local KD/perp" is an Indian implementation of the late Rahul Mehta's "Police accountability" at the ward level. Its original purpose was good - it was supposed to be a check in case the cops go overboard with vendata using the might of the Police dept or lazy police work against individuals. A sample case would be a poor underprivileged woman and her children, whose husband got rounded up because the cops suspected him of some wrongdoing. In that case, if the police did not listen to her appeals and alibis of innocence, she can appeal to the local MLA/district councillor/MP. With her/his help, she can atleast get a fair hearing at the police station about the person's innocence. That way she need not waste her precious savings by resorting to court procedures and the costly legal fees for getting him out. So though informal (aka extra-constitutional), the local MLA was given some powers and oversight over the local cops.Oh well. In our state we have plenty of themI still dont understand who are these "unnecessary people" who visit a local station.
Well, that is all "in theory". unfortunately like anything else to do with politics anywhere in the world, it quickly became foul. And when it comes to CPI(M) (particularly when in power), the perps they want to spring out are some of the most violent characters, who deserve no such sympathy or help. Once a while a really horrible gent gets sprung, public gets horrified and the top cops meet the Home minister. I think the police dept never got used to this half-assed "democratic oversight". But I believe there are a lot of good stories, where the local elected representative helped out, has happened too
For one never knows what will be used by your opponents against you in the elections.From my understanding the rifle is not loaded. But the sentry will have a pouch on his belt, which would have generally ten rounds in it. These sentries are I guess only for an "intimidating factor". But I have read from news reports that in some police districts in Andhra Pradesh, sentries are of great help. They are also well armed and some stations are like old forts. Here there is a very visible threat from Naxalites so sentries are required and solve the intended purpose (of being the look outs).Sanjay wrote:About the anachronistic sentry with the rifle (almost exclusively a bayoneted 0.303 SMLE I'll bet) - is that rifle loaded ?
Are these sentries any use in preventing an attack
In Kerala Police I think the only attack which was thwarted by a sentry was an attack on Thalassery station by naxalites when they were a menace in Kerala. The sentry spotted the would be bomb-thrower, raised and alarm and challenged him. The bomb thrower panicked and ran way.
Rameshan Nair was a sub-inspector in Kerala Police. He also had a flair for writing. He has done lots of research type books about Police. "Police Encylopedia" (Police Vijnana Nikhandu in Malayalam), is one among the best. He has done enough and more research into Police history. He has also written short stories based on his police experiences, but they are not upto the mark. Too much masala, and aspect of s-ex in it.hnair wrote:I remember one Shree Rameshan Nair, who used to write objectively about ancient recorded crimes and the investigative tactics. He was in the dept and was a historian of records, I think.
This "theory" is what politicians use an excuse, and we know how things move. It is very few officers who are known to take a tough stand what ever be the case. Many of them are law graduates who went right upto the Supreme Court to get into the force.Well, that is all "in theory". unfortunately like anything else to do with politics anywhere in the world, it quickly became foul.
Sachin, the sentries in AP and in states where terrorism is taken seriously are not these ceremonial decorations but often alert, armed with some sort of semi-auto weapon and trained to resist.
The ceremonial constable is virtually useless in the event of a surprise attack. How will he load his rifle fast enough ?
The ceremonial constable is virtually useless in the event of a surprise attack. How will he load his rifle fast enough ?