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incident, the local people blocked the road, ransacked the local police station
and set it on fire. The police fired upon the protesting mob which resulted in
bullet injuries to five persons. It was also reported that after the intervention
of the Inspector General of Police, a case u/s 302 IPC was registered against the
SHO and four Constables of Shergarh Police Station.
4.55 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the Joint Secretary to
the Government of Uttar Pradesh vide communication dated 19 December
2014 forwarded a copy of the investigation report dated 11 December 2014
of Superintendent of Police, CB-CID, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. On perusal of the
report, it was noticed that a Case Crime No.88/2013 had been registered against
five Constables and one Sub -Inspector of P.S. Shergarh in connection with the
death of Jitender. In the CB-CID inquiry report, charges against five accused
Constables involved in the death of Jitender were prima facie proved and it was
informed that chargesheet was being filed in the court after completing the
legal formalities. The CB-CID also recommended departmental action against
the guilty police personnel.
4.56 Upon consideration of the CB-CID inquiry report, the Commission took a
view that the State is liable to pay compensation to the bereaved family of the
deceased Jitender and issued a notice to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to
show cause why monetary relief u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act,
1993 be not recommended to be paid to the next of kin of the deceased named
Jitender.
4.57 In response to the show cause notice, the Joint Secretary, Government
of Uttar Pradesh vide communication dated 27 June 2015 forwarded a letter
of Superintendent of Police (HR), Lucknow, which stated that a proposal for
the prosecution of the five delinquent policemen had been submitted to the
Government and recommendation had also been made for departmental action
against the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sheel Kumar.
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