(ii)
His decision to leave ftm maffer to his ASP instead of himself rushlng to the
scene of encounter with adequate force himself; and
(iii) His failure to ensure prompt arrests and proper investigation of Re case registered
against the assailants, plarticularly Mohammed Jaffer Alam.
Considering that there was a strong prima facie material to hold that the young DSP
lost his life owing to the negligence of the police, the Commission recommended that the
widow of the DSP should be paid an immediate interim relief of Rs. 5 lakhs by the Government
of Bihar without prejudice to her claims under the law of the land. The Commission also
recommended that the widow should be given a suitable job in accordance with her academic
and other qualifications in the service of the Gwernment.
15.
Torture of a child laboumr: Uttar Prsdeeh
(Case No. 5897t24lW-W)
The Commlasion took suo-mob cognizance of a report appearing in Nav Bharat Times
of 3 July 1998 in which it was stated mat two drunken police constables allegedly tortured a
young boy, working in a road side Dhatm. The news item further alleged that the two constables
ordered him to fetch his mother to entertain them and when the boy refused, they stripped him
and branded him with a hot iron rod used for making 'tandoori roti".
On instructions of the Commission, the case was investigated by the Commission's
own investigating team and it was fourd that the boy was beaten with footwear and, later, with
a walking stick, by the police constables.
The two constabks involved in the incident had been placed under suspension and a
criminal case started against them.
In view of the sufferings of the boy, the Commission recommended to the Chief
Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, the payment of a sum of Rs.5,000/- to the parents
by way of immediate interim relief to be spent on the welfare and education of the boy. At the
instance of the Commission, the Distict Magistrate has initiated action against the Dhaba
owner under the Child Labour (Prevention) Act for employing a child in his Dhaba.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child' (CRC) sets the standards that should prevail