Dehradun police are facing a tough time these days due to slew of charges levelled against the men in khaki from various quarters. In many recent incidents, serious questions were raised at the functioning of the Dehradun police which has become a point of discussion among the common people.
After the CBI Court, New Delhi recently convicted and awarded life imprisonment to 17 policemen in Ranbir Singh fake encounter case, local residents and businessmen of Sahastradhara met SSP Ajay Rautela and submitted a memorandum accusing Sahastradhara police post personnel of extorting money from local vendors and businessmen and harassing them on Tuesday. Taking cognisance of this, SSP Rautela has reverted three accused policemen to the police line.
On Wednesday, a woman accused Nalapani police post in-charge of raping her. later, she withdrew her accusation by submitting a letter to Dalanwala police station stating that she was under pressure and motivated by someone to make the allegation because police had booked her husband under some sections of IPC in Dalanwala police station.
Vikasnagar police arrested a person who was allegedly named in the murder of a 21-year-old person in Herbertpur. The relatives accused the police of beating the person mercilessly. Vikasnagar Circle Officer SK Singh said that police arrested the accused and within two hours, he demanded medical assistance. Following this, he was admitted in a local hospital at Vikasnagar from where he was later shifted to Doon Hospital. The condition of the accused is alright, the CO added.
He said, "After media reports about police beating up the accused mercilessly, some persons asked me whether the media reports were correct. A relative of the accused had falsely accused the police of beating the accused to pressurise the police," he said.
Singh further said that people should have faith on police because police are working hard day and night against crime with honesty and responsibility.
Responding to serious allegations being leveled against the Dehradun police, the State Additional Director General of Police (law and Order) Ram Singh Meena averred that police act after conducting thorough investigation in each case.
"The woman had falsely accused the police of raping her. Such false allegations should not be leveled against anyone. If the incidence of such false allegations increases, then it might affect the police efforts aimed at ensuring justice in genuine cases," he added, while exhorting members of the society to cooperate with the police.