In yet another case of misbehaviour of policemen against the public, an officer of Mandawali police station misbehaved with a journalist when he went to enquire about the progress of investigations into the theft of his car.
The victim, Ajeyo Basu, had gone to report the theft of his car which was stolen from near Mother Dairy crossing in Patparganj, East Delhi, on the evening of May 20.
At the Mandawali police station, the investigation officer of his case, Assistant Sub-Inspector Pradeep Teotia, refused to give him a proper hearing.
"Dilli mein roz 150 cars chori hoti hain, hum kya kar sakte hain? Yeh sab toh hota rehta hain (150 cars are stolen in Delhi every day, what can we do? These things keep on happening)," Teotia said in a dismissive manner.
The victim approached the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Delhi, before going to meet ASI Teotia again on Monday.
However, despite the fact that the case had been referred to the DCP, the officer refused to change his brusque and unprofessional attitude.
The complainant requested him to take a look at the footage of the CCTV installed at the gate of the housing complex in front of which his car was parked at the time of the incident.
"Mera shakal ayega camera aur bata. DCP se hi kaam karwa le (My face will appear on the camera. Tell the DCP to do the job)," ASI Teotia said.
"Tu karega investigation? Tu mujhe salary deta kya? (Will you do the investigation? Do you pay me my salary?)," he retorted when reminded that police officers are supposed to help members of the public in times of need.
When the victim asked for the complaint book of the police station in order to register a complaint against ASI Teotia, the other police personnel present at the spot refused to hand it over despite repeated requests.
--IANS
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