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Vigilance, Delhi forwarded a copy of the receipt regarding payment of Rs. 50,00,000/- vide
cheque No. 049831 dated 2.1.2015 drawn on Syndicate Bank to the mother of the deceased
Karan Pandey.
4.152 Additional Commissioner of Police, Vigilance also informed that a regular
departmental enquiry against Inspector Rajneesh Parmar had been initiated by the Special
Commissioner of Police/Operation, Delhi and had been entrusted to Shri Dham Singh,
DCP/PCR on 13.02.2014.
4.153 Since the directions/recommendation of the Commission were complied with, the
case was closed on 02.03.2015.
23. Death of a 12 Year Old Boy in Firing by a Drunk Police Constable in
Delhi (Case No. 2064/30/4/2012)
4.154 Shri A.K. Srivastava, Manavadhikar Jan Nigrani Samiti, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh had
drawn the attention of the Commission towards a press clipping captioned ‘sipahi ne goli
chalayi, Chhatra ki maut’ published in news paper ‘Dainik Jagran’ dated 13.03.2012. He
alleged that Tarun aged 12 was killed during firing by a drunken constable of Delhi Police.
4.155 Pursuant to the directions dated 17.10.2012 of the Commission, Additional
Commissioner of Police (Vigilance), Delhi sent a report stating that regarding the aforesaid
incident an FIR no. 76/12 u/s 307/302/34 IPC dated 12/3/12 was registered at PS Mukherjee
Nagar, Delhi on the complaint of Kailash Dev. On the day of the incident, Constable Jai
Baba No. 399 had an altercation with Vinod Chauhan on parking of his motorcycle on
the road near a marriage function. Thereafter, Constable Jai Baba along with his friend
came to the spot in a drunken condition and fired at Tarun, a boy aged about 12 years,
injuring him as he did not reveal whereabouts of Vinod Chauhan. Tarun was shifted to the
hospital where he succumbed to his injury. The accused constable and his friend had been
arrested on the same day and were remanded to custody. The weapon of offence along with
7 live cartridges were recovered. Charge sheet has been submitted against both the accused
and the case is pending trial. The Commissioner of Police, Delhi was directed to intimate
whether any compensation or monetary relief has been paid or is proposed to be paid to the
next of kin of the deceased boy Tarun, who was killed when a drunken police Constable and
his associate opened fire.
4.156 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, North West, Delhi that no compensation or
monetary relief was provided or is proposed in this case. Legal and departmental action was
taken against the constable.
4.157 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, District North West, Delhi reported that Legal
and departmental action has been taken against the constable.
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