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Palghar arrest: Two errant cops suspended
Tuesday November 27, 2012 06:34:13 PM,
Agencies
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Mumbai: Two police
officials involved in two girls' arrest for their Facebook
comments on the Mumbai shutdown after Shiv Sena chief Bal
Thackeray's death earlier this month were suspended and others
warned, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said Tuesday.
On Nov 18, police arrested Shaheen Dadha, who posted a comment on
her Facebook questioning the shutdown after Thackeray's death Nov
17 and when he was given a ceremonial cremation the next day. Her
friend Renu, who had 'liked' the Facebook comment, was also taken
into custody.
"Based on the report submitted by the Inspector General of Konkan
Range (Sukhvinder Singh), it has been decided that the
superintendent of police (Thane Rural) be suspended and a
departmental probe be ordered against him," Patil told reporters
here.
"Similarly, it has also been decided that the Palghar police
chief, Senior Inspector Shrikant Pingle, also be suspended and a
departmental inquiry be ordered against him too," he added.
Patil said that Additional Superintendent of Police (Thane Rural)
Sangram Nishandar has been warned.
Nishandhar is alleged to have played a major role in siding with
the Shiv Sena and ensuring the arrests of the two girls.
The Bombay High Court has also acted in the case and transferred
the magistrate who, after the girls' arrest, released them on a
bail against a bond of Rs.15,000 each.
Earlier Tuesday, it was revealed that the case has been moved out
of the Palghar police station in Maharashtra's Thane district,
about 100 km from Mumbai, where it was lodged.
With the issue raising a nationwide controversy, the case was
transferred to the district's Boisar police station, about 15 km
from Palghar.
"Yes, I have been asked to lead the inquiry on both FIRs," Deputy
Superintendent of Police Vijaykant Sagar told IANS Tuesday from
Boisar.
"I have been assigned the case only three days back. It is
premature to comment on the findings yet," he added.
A first information report (FIR) was registered against Shaheen
and her friend Renu for the comments that "hurt religious
sentiments".
A second FIR was registered by Shaheen's uncle Abdul, whose
hospital was vandalised by alleged Shiv Sainiks after the Facebook
post.
Interestingly, the state government initially did not take any
action against what later turned out to be illegal arrests. It
only acted after nationwide outrage and Press council chief
Justice (Rtrd.) Katju wrote to the state Chief Minister directing
him to take immediate action.
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