Prevention of Crime in our country... Shame on the Police Dept.
One more Nirbhaya has been humiliated to death. One more life insulted and crushed in Hyderabad. What did the police do! Despite the parents of Dr Priyanka Reddy approaching the Shamshabad police station for help, on the night of the 27th of Nov 2019, they refused to register their complaint stating jurisdiction problems. The helpless family was made to go all the way to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police station only to be sent back again to the Shamshabad Police station. Precious hours were lost which helped the gang of four to repeatedly rape, humiliate and torture Dr Priyanka Reddy to death. Meanwhile her family faced humiliation at the hands of the policemen, in the police station, with comments and questions that amounted to character assassination of their kidnapped daughter.
We have been observing the behaviour of the police in India for long. Taking Hyderabad as an example, the police force is least motivated, very poorly trained in initiating immediate action to prevent a crime. Just recently, in a video that showed a man being hacked repeatedly in the middle of a broad road, in Hyderabad, in daylight, we could see a police patrol van just in front... they did nothing to prevent the crime. They only waited for the murderers to finish their job, and then gingerly approached them expecting them to surrender. And now this example of Dr Priyanka Reddy. Both these incidents almost suggest that the police personnel have become covert accomplices in crime. They are afraid, they are lazy, they are escaping their responsibilities! What is wrong with our police department? Why is it so lethargic in stopping or preventing a crime that is happening in front of their very eyes? It is high time that we as conscientious citizens and members of the Local circles debate over this important subject and offer workable suggestions to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In my humble opinion, it is the basic training of the police personnel that is at fault. Our policemen are not trained nor equipped to confront a criminal at the sight of crime. They are not motivated to overcome fear and risk to self to facilitate a fiery commitment to duty. When compared with the well equipped, well trained, highly motivated constable in the US or Israel, our average policeman is a pathetic sight. You can make out his zeal just by observing the way he stands or walks... he is just a misfit working only for his survival. In the bargain it is people like Dr Priyanka Reddy who become innocent victims.
I have the following suggestion to make for honourable members to read, consider, debate and consolidate for the consideration of the Home Ministry and the PMO.
1. Crime prevention should be given utmost importance
2. A standard protocol, for immediate action to be taken whenever there is a complaint, should be prepared and strictly followed, and it should be delinked with any phone call from any politician.
3. Wherever there is dereliction of duty established in the police, leading to failure to prevent a crime, the concerned officer should be summarily dismissed and tried as an accomplice in the crime.
4. About 200 to 300 hundred able bodied, highly motivated, intelligent policemen should be identified, selected and sent to the US and Israel for intensive training as Trainers in crime prevention. These qualified Trainers should come back and train the rest of the policemen in the country. The exchange programs between the host countries and India should be ongoing.
May the souls of Nirbhaya, Dr Priyanka Reddy and the several unknown victims of crime in our country... Rest in Peace more
We have been observing the behaviour of the police in India for long. Taking Hyderabad as an example, the police force is least motivated, very poorly trained in initiating immediate action to prevent a crime. Just recently, in a video that showed a man being hacked repeatedly in the middle of a broad road, in Hyderabad, in daylight, we could see a police patrol van just in front... they did nothing to prevent the crime. They only waited for the murderers to finish their job, and then gingerly approached them expecting them to surrender. And now this example of Dr Priyanka Reddy. Both these incidents almost suggest that the police personnel have become covert accomplices in crime. They are afraid, they are lazy, they are escaping their responsibilities! What is wrong with our police department? Why is it so lethargic in stopping or preventing a crime that is happening in front of their very eyes? It is high time that we as conscientious citizens and members of the Local circles debate over this important subject and offer workable suggestions to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In my humble opinion, it is the basic training of the police personnel that is at fault. Our policemen are not trained nor equipped to confront a criminal at the sight of crime. They are not motivated to overcome fear and risk to self to facilitate a fiery commitment to duty. When compared with the well equipped, well trained, highly motivated constable in the US or Israel, our average policeman is a pathetic sight. You can make out his zeal just by observing the way he stands or walks... he is just a misfit working only for his survival. In the bargain it is people like Dr Priyanka Reddy who become innocent victims.
I have the following suggestion to make for honourable members to read, consider, debate and consolidate for the consideration of the Home Ministry and the PMO.
1. Crime prevention should be given utmost importance
2. A standard protocol, for immediate action to be taken whenever there is a complaint, should be prepared and strictly followed, and it should be delinked with any phone call from any politician.
3. Wherever there is dereliction of duty established in the police, leading to failure to prevent a crime, the concerned officer should be summarily dismissed and tried as an accomplice in the crime.
4. About 200 to 300 hundred able bodied, highly motivated, intelligent policemen should be identified, selected and sent to the US and Israel for intensive training as Trainers in crime prevention. These qualified Trainers should come back and train the rest of the policemen in the country. The exchange programs between the host countries and India should be ongoing.
May the souls of Nirbhaya, Dr Priyanka Reddy and the several unknown victims of crime in our country... Rest in Peace more
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Generally Police do not act with utmost sincerity immediately on any complaint made. They simply evade filing even as CR (COMPLAINT REGISTER) leave alone filing FIR. In a personal case we went to a police station on a person who pelted stones and used abusive and derogatory language some years back but the inspector and police personals did comply for a long time to file FIR. After prolonged insistment, they filed CR and then called for the culprit and then tried to mediate. Then they closed the CR as the parties had reconciled. Thus they do not file FIR very easily. Even when a crime occured and reported over phone they used to question identity of informing person and latter they harass the individuals. more
Dec 09
THAT WAS ATTROCIOUS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE SHAMSHABAD POLICE STATION . THAT MEANS I IS THOSE WHO REFUSED TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT ARE ALSO THE CULPRITS IN ASSISTING THE RAPE ACCUSED .THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME POLITICAL CONNECTION . THAT IS WHY THE 4 HAVE BEEN DONE TO DEATH BY THE POLICE . more
Dec 08
Undoubtedly, such unabated awful incidents are a shame for the entire nation. Its a matter of great concern that after the nirbhoya incident of Delhi a few years back, instead of bringing down such inhuman crimes, barbarity towards towards the women folk has increased many folds in the entire nation since then. If each of such crimes perpetrated during the period are analysed, it would become crystal like clear that our police department is directly or indirectly responsible behind all of them. Their high-handedness, inattention towards crimes & criminals, corrupt practices, tend to shift responsibilities to others, illicit relations with the criminals & antisocial, insensibility, cruelty, immorality like characteristic have already earmarked indian police as voracious instead of saviour. Had the police come to action immediately on reporting the missing of the Hyderabad girl by her parents instead of making them running pillars to posts, her life could have probably be saved. Taking a serious note of the police behaviour of that fateful night, all the police officers concerned should be held responsible for displaying utter irresponsibility and insensibility making it possible for the criminals to perpetrate their barbarity and brutality. Therefore, all these police officers should also be put behind the bar with the similar charges framed against the arrested perpetrators for trial in the court along with. If the government(s) fail(s) to immediately modify the rules and laws governing the police department to remove the terms like 'jurisdiction' and make it compulsory for the police of a centre to record a complain/FIR immediately on report irrespective of the area it relates to, our Apex Court should at its own act to direct the government(s) to make suitable laws so that no such crimes could be easily possible in future and in the event of any negligence on the part of the police is found in perpetration of a crime in a centre, all police personnel of that centre would be equally held responsible and stern action be taken against them. Hopefully, such provisions will be proved to be helpful in bringing incidents of barbarous crimes down to a great extent. more
Dec 02
Sadly,we have all drawn our side of the picture. I suggest someone approaches a policeman and ask why they behave in this way. Do they not know the seriousness of the situation ? Do they not see the helplessness of the parents or the complainant ? Some policeman will open out and tell his side of the story which will help in bringing out a solution. more
Dec 02
Strict laws like US or Israel will only cause high handedness by police and extra judicial killings. There are lot of such complaints on police in Israel and US. In populated country like India it will be worse. Nowa days there is something wrong with our youths because of the way they are brought up. Our youths days are like this- No parents when they return from school or college. Free to watch anything and eat from anywhere. They are lacking faith even on their mother, how they will know the value of a girl child. more
Dec 02
