A city court on Tuesday directed the police commissioner to take “appropriate” action against an additional DCP for allegedly forcing a constable to crawl in the Patiala House Courts Complex as a punishment for talking on mobile phone while on duty and not frisking people.
Following a complaint by some advocates who witnessed the incident, the court ordered action against additional district commissioner of police Seju P. Kurvilla for his alleged “inhuman and derogatory” behaviour with constable Dinesh Kumar, who was on duty at gate number six of the court premises.
“Let the copy of complaint be sent to the commissioner of police, PHQ (police headquarters), New Delhi, for appropriate action. Commissioner of police is directed to proceed as per law against the erring official and report about the outcome of the action to this court within one month from today,” district judge H.S. Sharma said.
The judge also saw a video clipping of the alleged incident recorded on a mobile phone by advocates and said that the complainants could preserve the same.
“Advocates have been told that the mobile phone wherein the alleged illegal act of the erring official had been recorded, be preserved so that the same could be shown to the authorities. The advocates are also at liberty to get CD of the video clipping prepared,” the court said.
It gave liberty to the complainants to take action as per law against the additional DCP for his alleged act. In their complaint, advocates said that the additional DCP compelled constable Dinesh to crawl on the ground in uniform as punishment for talking on cellphone while on duty.
The advocates alleged that Kurvilla tore the badge from the uniform of the constable and snatched his mobile phone and also used abusive language.
“We saw a constable rolling on ground from gate number 6 towards courts. On inquiry, it was revealed that the above named additional DCP compelled the constable to do such a humiliating and inhuman act,” the complaints said.