In a fallout of the Ruchika molestation case, all complaints received at police stations are to be treated as FIRs, while a move is afoot for automatic revoking of police and gallantry medals awarded to convicted officers.
The case of molestation of 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra who committed suicide three years after the incident in 1990, sparked a national outrage after the accused ex-Haryana DGP S P S Rathore got away with a lighter six-month jail sentence.
The home ministry has decided to issue a circular to the state governments asking them to ensure that all complaints received at police stations are treated as FIRs.
The circular, to be issued next week, will direct state governments and Union Territories to ensure free and total registration of all complaints as FIRs, sources in the home ministry said today.
