Annual Report 2013-14 Prahlad Pur at about 10.00 p.m. The PCR personnel demanded `100 as bribe for entering Delhi. The complainant refused to oblige and he was allowed to go. However, a policeman came from behind on a motorcycle and demanded a sum of `500 from him. The complainant refused and asked the name of the policeman. The said policeman beat the complainant and took him to the Police Station Prahlad Pur. It was alleged the policeman allegedly took out `3,000 from the complainant’s pocket before entering the Police Station. He was also slapped and threatened at the Police Station. 4.178 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Delhi, sent his report and confirmed that complainant and his friend Ramesh, who were coming from Faridabad in a tempo, were stopped at the traffic signal of Pul Prahlad Pur by the PCR staff due to traffic jam. As per the report, Constable Adesh asked the driver of the tempo to take the vehicle aside, but the complainant arrogantly inquired about his name and number, which annoyed the Constable. He took the complainant to the Police Station and handed him over to Sub Inspector Kishore Kumar, who after verifying the facts, let off the complainant. During the inquiry, the allegations made in the complaint were not substantiated. 4.179 The Commission called for comments of the complainant on the report submitted by police. 4.180 Complainant in his comments described the report as rubbish and reiterated the allegations made in the complaint. Upon consideration of the comments of the complainant, the Commission directed the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, to get the matter inquired into by a gazetted police officer of the Vigilance Branch. 4.181 In response, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, Delhi, endorsed to the Commission a copy of his communication addressed to the Additional Commissioner of Police, South East District, Delhi. Vide this letter the Deputy Commissioner of Police conveyed to the Additional Commissioner of Police the action approved by the Special Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, Delhi, against the delinquent policemen on the basis of the vigilance inquiry report which was not sent to the Commission. However, from the letter of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, the following facts were established: (i) (ii) Constable Adesh Kumar overshoot his duty and brought the complainant to the Police Station, where he was detained for a couple of hours. Sub Inspector Kishore Kumar committed a procedural lapse. (iii) SHO is also responsible for illegal act on the part of his staff. 4.182 The Special Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, recommended transfer of Constable Adesh Kumar to a non-sensitive unit and also departmental action for minor penalty. He also recommended `Recorded Warning’ against Sub Inspector Kishore Kumar and `Advisory NHRC | 59