New Delhi: The Delhi Commission For Women has issued a notice to city police over the killing of a sub-inspector in Shahdara and sought details from them about their investigation in the case.
According to police, they are waiting for the postmortem report to ascertain the reason behind the death. "During the initial investigation, they have found that apart from Bhuri no one was involved in attacking SI," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav adding that deceased's phone is still not handed to them.
Raj Kumar Rajput, who was posted in the communication unit of Delhi police, was killed allegedly during a scuffle with a suspected criminal on May 19 in Shahdara's Kasturba Nagar area. The accused was arrested.
The victim's family has alleged the area is "full of bootleggers" and extremely unsafe.
In its notice, it was written that the DCW has taken suo-moto cognizance of the media reports regarding the murder of a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector by a gang of bootleggers in Shahdara's Kasturba Nagar area. It is reported that on 19.05.2019 the officer went for a walk outside his house and found the accused persons selling illegal liquor. It is stated that when the officer tried to record the activities on his mobile phone, he was brutally assaulted by the accused due to which he later succumbed to his injuries. The Commission said police should take urgent steps to curb the menace of illicit liquor and gambling in the area, and sought details of FIR registered in the matter along with a copy of the FIR.
DCW has asked for details of the accused and previous cases registered against him along with the status report of each case. It has also asked for details of previous complaints made by the police officer regarding similar activities in the past, whether externment proceedings were initiated against the accused in the past and whether any compensation has been provided to the officer's family.
The notice has sought a reply from police by May 24.