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Bengaluru Cop Ordered to Compensate UK Citizen for Wrongful Detention

Bengaluru Cop Ordered to Compensate UK Citizen for Wrongful Detention
Bengaluru woman cop told to pay ₹2 lakh to UK citizen over missed London flight: Know why · livemint.com

Imagine a man from the UK, Krishna, was about to fly to London, but police stopped him at the airport in Mumbai.

This was because of an old case.

Even though a court had already said he didn't have to be worried about that case, the police held him.

Because of the delay, he missed his flight.

He complained, and the Human Rights Commission agreed the police were wrong.

They said the police officer in charge must pay Krishna money to make up for what happened, including the cost of his missed flight ticket.

This happened because the police didn't follow the court's orders.

Key facts

Victim
Krishna Prasad, UK citizen of Indian origin
Incident Date
February 19, 2019
Location of Detention
Mumbai Airport
Reason for Detention
Lookout notice related to a 2016 case
Compensation Amount
₹2 lakh
Issuing Body
Karnataka Human Rights Commission
Involved Police Officer
Inspector Shailaja

Quotes

Krishna Prasad

UK citizen of Indian origin

“I showed them the high court stay order in my case. But the two police personnel from the Halasuru Gate police station verbally abused me, took a statement, and contacted my sister to book me a ticket to Bengaluru. I was asked to meet the inspector there”
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