Ambala: As no case was registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Haryana director general of police (DGP) Manoj Yadava, Haryana inspector general of police (IGP) Y Puran Kumar on Monday escalated the matter with the National Commission of SC (NCSC). He also expressed concern over public attitude towards concerns of weaker sections of society and alleged that registration of FIR was being delayed because of pressure from senior officials. IGP Y Puran emailed an advance copy to NCSC chairman; secretary, ministry of home affairs (MHA), Government of India; additional secretary, police, MHA; directors, police-I & II, MHA and director, NCSC, with the subject, “non registration of FIR against Shri Manoj Yadava, IPS (1988 Hry) DGP Haryana under sections of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 as amended (through ACS, Home, Haryana).” On May 19, IGP Y Puran Kumar lodged a complaint against DGP Yadava with senior superintendent of police (SSP) Hamid Akhtar, seeking registration of a case against him under the SC/ST Act for allegedly “obstructing him (Puran) from entering a place of worship and intentionally insulting in public view, as he belonged to the SC community.” The IGP also informed ACS home, Haryana about the complaint to NCSC. The developments are related to IGP Y Puran’s visit to a temple in Ambala district on August 3, 2020. IGP Y Puran Kumar claimed that the matter of non-registration of FIR was also taken up with ADGP, administration A S Chawla, ADGP, law and order Navdeep Virk, ADGP headquarters and Kala Ramachandran of Crime Against Women’s Cell (CAW). When Ambala police did not lodge complaint against the DGP, the IGP escalated the matter with Haryana chief secretary (CS) Vijai Vardhan, ACS home, Haryana Rajiv Arora, ADGP CID Alok Mittal, and secretary home 1 Haryana T L Satyaprakash. In his complaint to the NCSC, the IGP said a case had not been registered even after five days. “It seems that Shri Hamid Akhtar, SSP Ambala is being pressurised by higher authorities / senior officer(s) in the police hierarchy due to which FIR has not been registered despite a lapse of five days on the complaint submitted on May 19, 2021….The attitude of all officers concerned on the complaint submitted by a fellow IPS officer who has put in 20 years of service, speaks volumes about their attitude towards the concerns of weaker sections of society, which may be placed on their respective personal records permanently,” stated IGP Y Puran Kumar to NCSC. “Since the complaint is against incumbent DGP Haryana, this could be major reason for non-registration of the said FIR till date….The investigation of the said case, subsequently would also be influenced and hampered by concerned. It is my apprehension that Shri Manoj Yadava, (IPS) being in position of authority, may try to harm me personally and professionally, and all mentioned concerned officials of Haryana shall be personally responsible,” the IGP alleged. Calling for justice, the IGP stated, “MHA is the cadre controlling authority of the IPS officers, that matter is brought to the kind notice for immediate intervention so that rule of law prevails and justice is done. It is requested that CS Haryana, ACS home Haryana, ADGP CID and secretary home 1 Haryana may be directed to ensure that FIR is registered on my complaint immediately without further delay as per the provisions of the SC/ST Act”, said IGP Y Puran. IGP also requested the NCSC to bring the matter to the notice of the director, intelligence bureau, New Delhi. Ambala police lodged a daily dairy report (DDR) in the matter on May 19. Recently, IGP Y Puran Kumar moved Punjab and Haryana high court to bar DGP, Haryana Yadava from writing his appraisal report. On May 18, the high court directed ACS, Haryana to decide on Puran’s complaints within three months of the date of receipt. Despite repeated attempts, DGP Haryana and SSP Ambala did not answer calls for their comments.
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