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MSHRC Recommends FIR Against Pune Police Over Custodial Abuse
A human rights commission investigated how Pune police treated several people in custody.
It said three minors accused in a murder case were tied to a police vehicle and taken through public streets.
The commission said the children were also beaten and kept in custody too long.
It said relatives of the deceased tried to attack them during the parade.
Four adults in another case were also allegedly beaten and publicly shamed.
The commission said senior police officials did not respond strongly enough.
It recommended that the investigation report be treated as a formal police complaint, called an FIR.
The Maharashtra DGP must now take steps on the recommendation.
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission recommended an FIR against senior Pune police officials over alleged custodial torture and illegal detention.
Three minors accused in a murder case were allegedly tied to a police vehicle and paraded publicly on July 21.
The minors were allegedly beaten with fibre batons and bamboo sticks and held beyond statutory limits before appearing before the Juvenile Justice Board.
The inquiry also documented alleged custodial beating and public shaming of four adults in a separate case.
The Commission said senior officials failed to protect human rights and directed the Maharashtra DGP to treat its report as an FIR.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, Pune police officials, three minors accused in a murder case, and four adults accused in another case.
- What
- The Commission recommended an FIR over alleged custodial torture, illegal detention, public parading, and official inaction.
- Where
- The alleged incidents involved the Bharti Vidyapeeth police station and the route from Ambegaon Pathar outpost to the police station in Pune.
- When
- The alleged parade occurred on July 21; the minors were reportedly detained from July 20 to July 24, and the MSHRC order was reported on September 10.
- Why
- The Commission said the conduct violated human rights, the Juvenile Justice Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and that cognisable offences required FIR registration.
Key facts
- Investigating body
- Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
- Recommended action
- The Maharashtra DGP was directed to treat the fact-finding report as an FIR.
- Minors involved
- Three Children in Conflict with Law detained in a murder case
- Alleged treatment
- The minors were allegedly tied to a police vehicle, publicly paraded, beaten, and detained beyond statutory limits.
- Separate incident
- Four adults accused in another case were allegedly beaten in custody and publicly shamed.
- Police officials named
- Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, DCP Milind Mohite, and ACP Rahul Aware
- Inquiry committee
- Special Inspector General Dattatraya Karale, Superintendent of Police Vishwas Pandhare, and MSHRC Registrar Vijay Kedar
Quotes
Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
The state human rights commission issuing the recommendation
“We recommend that as allegations are also against the present Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, who is an officer of the rank of the Additional Director General of Police, necessary care of entrusting the investigation to the officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police or above should be taken by the Director General of Police.”
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“When law enforcement officers weaponize their authority to inflict such treatment on a child, they do not uphold the Rule of Law but utterly dismantle it.”
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