I just read another news article about how a man had to go to 3 police stations before a case was registered! Ye hai India meri Jaan!
It is stupid, it is insane.
A man should be allowed to lodge a complaint at any police station – and the police should sort it out internally within 1 hour, who is responsible to get cracking. Or, be given Carte Blanche re jurisdiction. They should, in any case, be held responsible for the case registered at their Police Station. Period. And there should be an escalation mechanism. If appropriate responses are not received, one should be able to move to a higher authority.
Now let's come to horrible rule #2. Unless an FIR is lodged, a grievous injury may not be treated by a doctor at a hospital!!! Now this has to take the cake. This goes beyond insane - to inhuman.
Doctors should be allowed to treat patients – and call the police station, or fill up paperwork later. I mean, what earth-shaking would happen if the injury is NOT reported?
1 comment:
I agree with you the systemic failures are inexcusable. But I would like to put in a word in favor of the Mumbai Police since I worked with them for 2 years. They are a overworked overburdened and an underpaid lot. And are still having to spend time doing things like "bade sahib" ka bag jeep se office tak lana etc etc (this is a colonial hangover, a gift left behind by the "Gora Sahib".
But needless to say the issues you mention have to be fixed.
BTW Thanx for reading my blog and leaving a comment. It is encouraging for a 'fresher' like me.
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