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negligent in performing official duties and departmental action has been initiated against
them in addition to the filing of criminal cases in the matter.
iii.
The Commission vide proceedings dated 05.11.2019 recommended the Chief Secretary,
State of Uttar Pradesh to pay compensation of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Only) to
the complainant for violation of her human rights, and submit a report along with proof
of payment, to the Commission within six weeks, which is awaited.
14. A woman aged 59 years pulled by her hair, manhandled and roughly treated by a lady
constable of P.S. Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi and dragged out from the flat of her
advocate, where she had gone to discuss her case, in full public view.
(Case No.151/30/2/2018)
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i.
In the present case the Commission received a complaint from Ms. Deepa Arya, aged 59
years, in which she has alleged that on 18.12.2017, while she was waiting at the residence
of her advocate for the order of Hon’ble High Court in a petition filed against the order
of M.M. Saket Court cancelling her bail in case crime No. 400/16. The Investigating Officer
of the case S.I. Naresh Kumar of Police Station Safdarjung Enclave along with her cousin
Goel came there and broke open the door of the residence of the lawyer and then the
washroom where she was hiding. The complainant further alleged that the woman
constable who was accompanying them pulled her by her hair. She was manhandled and
roughly treated by her. She was also threatened that she will be taken in the naked state.
The police personnel dragged her out from the flat of advocate and in full public view
shoved her in a private vehicle. She sustained great pain and injuries on her body. She was
mentally and emotionally traumatized and abused in the most foul and filthy language.
ii.
It was also mentioned by the complainant that while she was being taken into the private
car the concerned S.I. stopped it and put S.M. Goel beside her next to him in front and
made him sit in the car. She was uncomfortably squeezed between the lady constable
and the Junior Police Officer as cattle, totally inappropriate to her modesty and position
of being an old lady advocate.
iii.
The Commission took cognizance of the matter and called for a report from the
Commissioner of Police, Delhi. A detailed report was received mentioning therewith
that on 18.12.2017 (the day of incident) SI Naresh and Chitha Munshi of Police Station
Safdarjung Enclave directed ASI Mahender to accompany with the complainant party of
case FIR No. 400/2016 in a private care to search Ms. Deepa Arya (the complainant). No
Daily Diary entries of departure and arrival of ASI Mahender were found lodged in the
Daily Diary register of Police Station S.J. Enclave. The ASI, along with the complainant’s
party, reached outside the house of Advocate Shri R.K. Saini in the private car, which
belonged to the complainant party.
iv.
The report further revealed that on that day SI Naresh had made his departure to Saket
Court in case No. 480/2017 Police Station S.J. Enclave only but in the court he moved an
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