Delhi riots 2020: Courtroom asks DCP to apprise investigating officers of earlier workplace order

The choose mentioned that the workplace order was in all probability not identified to the station home workplace and investigating officers. File
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A court docket in Delhi has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) involved to apprise all investigating officers (IOs) of the 2020 Delhi riots instances of an earlier workplace order which directed them to stay current earlier than the choose on the stage of arguments and submissions on costs.

Further Periods Choose Pulastya Pramachala was listening to a rioting case which was on the stage of listening to the arguments on costs.

Within the final listening to on December 17 final 12 months, the court docket famous that the IO was absent to reply the question relating to the variety of video clips being relied upon on this case and why solely chosen video clips had been equipped to the accused individuals.

Within the listening to on February 13, the court docket famous a reply from the station home workplace (SHO) involved that the IO, sub-inspector Rajiv Kumar, was absent as he didn’t obtain any summons or data for his presence.

The choose mentioned, “So far as I keep in mind, up to now in respect of instances of riots itself an workplace order was issued from headquarters of Delhi Police on the behest of the Commissioner of Police, thereby requiring all of the IOs to stay current earlier than the court docket, at the very least on the stage of arguments and consideration on the purpose of cost.”

He mentioned that the workplace order was in all probability not identified to the SHOs and IOs.

“Let DCP (northeast district) take appropriate steps to apprise his subordinate officers in regards to the directions/pointers/circulars/workplace orders issued by superior officers of the division and a mechanism be additionally developed to repair the accountability for ignoring such orders,” the choose mentioned.