Annual Report 2013-14 4.172 The Commission considered the matter on 14 August 2013 when it directed to issue a notice u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to the Government of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary to Show Cause why interim relief should not be recommended to be paid to the victim in this matter. The Commission further directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to submit the status of both the aforesaid criminal cases and the outcome of the departmental action initiated against the delinquent police personnel. 4.173 In response, the Superintendent of Police, Bijnour, informed that both the rape accused had been charge sheeted and the challan had been submitted in court on 25 May 2013. The case is under consideration of the competent court. It was further stated chargesheet for the offences punishable u/s 323, 504, 342 IPC had also been filed in court on 26 May 2013 against the delinquent police personnel namely Ramji Lal, the then Station House Officer, Sub Inspecto Raj Singh and constable Sukhraj Kaur of Police Station Afzalgarh. It was further informed that departmental proceedings were in progress against delinquent police officials. It was also submitted that the State had no objection in grant of interim relief to the rape victim. 4.174 The Commission considered the matter on 29 October 2013 when it observed that the hapless and helpless girl was gangraped and left bleeding in an open field by the offendersand when the matter was reported to the police, the law was not set in motion. What was more shocking was that the police personnel led by the Station House Officer mounted pressure on the victim and her family members to compromise the matter and the victim who deserved full sympathy at the hands of law enforcement officials was instead physically assaulted. The case was registered only when the superior authorities intervened and took further action in the matter by placing the delinquent police personnel under suspension, registering a criminal case against them and initiating departmental action as well. 4.175 As the State Government did not raise any objection in grant of interim relief to the victim, the Commission recommended to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to pay an amount of ` 3,00,000 to the victim and directed the Chief Secretary, to submit the proof of payment made to the victim in six weeks. 4.176 Compliance report alongwith proof of payment and outcome of Departmental action initiated against three police personnel of Police Station Afzalgarh is awaited. 20. Harassment of the Complainant by Police at the Traffic Signal of Pul Prahlad Pur, Delhi (Case No. 377/30/0/2011) 4.177 The Commission received a complaint from Shri Rajiv Kumar, a junk dealer that on 19 January 2011, when he was coming to Delhi from Faridabad, in a vehicle loaded with waste polythene, he was stopped by a PCR van of Delhi Police at the traffic signal of Pul 58 | NHRC