Pune: Kargil War veteran’s family alleges harassment by police, mob to prove Indian citizenship
Pune: The family of a Kargil war veteran, Hakimuddin Shaikh, living in the city has alleged that they were recently harassed by Chandan Nagar Police who stormed into their house with a group of men at night and demanded proof of their Indian citizenship.
As per a report in Times of India, the family members have alleged that the men were taken to the Chandan Nagar Police Station at around midnight, made to wait till 3 am and asked for documents as proof of their citizenship. The men were reportedly threatened to be declared Bangladeshis or Rohingyas if they failed to do so, the family members have said.
Shaikh’s brother Irshad Shaikh expressed shock that a mob of men, who were shouting slogans, was leading the policemen, while another member of the family said that although they produced their documents like Aadhaar cards, the mob declared them fake. He further said that the women in the house too were harassed to produce their documents.
When asked about the matter, Pune City Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar is learned to have said on Tuesday that the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) was probing the incident. He assured that due action would be taken against the personnel involved if there had been police negligence.
The Commissioner added that the preliminary investigation revealed no forcible entry by the police into the house, however, following the allegations by the family, the police were conducting further investigations.
DCP (Zone IV) Somay Munde clarified that the family had been asked to produce documents after the police team visited the spot on being informed of Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the area.
Shaikh (58), retired as a Naik Havildar from the 269 Engineer Regiment of Corps of Engineers, after serving in the Indian Army for 16 years from 1984 to 2000 and also fighting the Kargil War in 1999.
Two of his uncles, Shaikh Naeemuddin and Shaikh Mohammad Salim, fought in the 1965 and 1971 wars. Naeemuddin is learned to have retired from the infantry unit of the Army while Salim was with the Engineering regiment.
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Woman threatens to end life as police official refuses to accept love proposal, FIR registered
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said.
According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple phone numbers.
During these calls, she allegedly spoke incoherently and claimed to have close links with several highly placed individuals, including the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Home Minister and other political leaders.
Police said the woman sent photographs via WhatsApp purportedly showing herself with these dignitaries and claimed she could use their influence to compel the inspector to accept her proposal. She also allegedly threatened to use her contacts against him if he refused.
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The inspector said that he advised her to visit the police station and submit a written complaint if she had any grievance. However, she did not do so and instead continued to repeatedly call and send messages, which disturbed his official duties, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, on November 7, the woman allegedly visited his office and handed over an envelope containing some tablets along with handwritten letters. The letters contained emotionally charged and inappropriate content, and the woman claimed they were written using her blood, indicating obsessive behaviour.
Despite being clearly informed that the number she was contacting was an official departmental number meant for public service, she allegedly continued making unnecessary calls and messages, causing mental harassment and obstruction to his day-to-day duties, he alleged.
During the inquiry, police learnt that the woman had allegedly exhibited similar behaviour with other police and government officials in the past, it stated.
On December 12, she allegedly went to his police station and shouted and threatened to commit suicide and ruin the inspector's career if he did not respond to her proposal, prompting him to lodge a complaint.
"Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the woman under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station. The matter is under investigation," police said.
