The Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Caste Commission has ordered the suspension of ASI Manjeet Singh for conducting a poor investigation into the death of a 12-year-old Dalit boy in the Rohru sub-division, Shimla district. Manjeet was the investigating officer in the case. The panel also found the work of DSP Rohru unsatisfactory and has sought an explanation from him.
“The police investigation into the case has not been found satisfactory. The investigation has been hampered by the police's laxity in the initial investigation,” said Kuldeep Kumar Dhiman, chairman of the panel.
He held a meeting with local administration and police officials in Rohru regarding the case. The accused woman is likely to be arrested soon after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected on Tuesday.
Unhappy with the investigation, Dhiman stated several lapses in the police work. “When the FIR was initially filed on September 20, the case was not registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It was only when the matter reached the High Court, the case was registered under the provisions of the Act. Despite this, the police failed to arrest the accused woman,” Dhiman said.
He added that the commission had directed DSP Rohru to submit a report within three days on October 1, but the officer failed to do so in time.
“The commission received the report from the DGP's office on October 14. The local police have been lax in complying with the commission's orders,” Dhiman said. He added that the victim’s family has been provided financial aid of Rs 4,12,500 from the government through the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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