Chandigarh: Haryana inspector general of police (IG) Y Puran Kumar has moved a petition before the Punjab and Haryana high court, seeking directions for registration of a case against the state’s DGP, Manoj Yadava.
In his plea, Kumar has stated that he had submitted a complaint to the Ambala police for registration of a criminal case against Yadava under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to him, as per the provisions of the act, police have to first register an FIR and then conduct an inquiry.
However, according to Kumar’s petition before HC, Ambala police have marked an inquiry without registration of a case against the DGP under the SC/ST Act.
Kumar had submitted a complaint to SP Ambala against his alleged victimisation by Yadava.
Kumar’s plea will come up for hearing on June 10.
The entire tussle between Kumar and the DGP relates to a news report when IGP Y Puran Kumar, who belongs to SC community, installed a Shiva Linga at a temple at Traffic police station in Shahzadpur, Ambala district, on August 3, 2020.
In his complaint, IG stated that on August 3, 2020, which was a public holiday, he visited the temple.
“The then SP Ambala, Abhishek Jorwal, visited the temple the same day.
The same was reported in a newspaper on August 4, 2020.
Based on this news item, wrote a demi-official (DO) letter to me on August 17, 2020, and asked only me to inform him whether any prior sanction of government was obtained before setting up this place of worship in Shahzadpur police station.
SP Ambala did not ask the same,” Kumar submitted in his complaint seeking registration of case against DGP for his alleged victimisation.