Complainant ‘chained’: HC unhappy with probe report
The Hindu
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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday expressed its dissatisfaction with the report filed by the Inspector General of Police on progress of the investigation into a crime registered against a person in Thenmala in Kollam who was allegedly chained to a railing of the police station when he sought receipt for a complaint lodged with the police.
When the petition by K. Rajeev, alleging police harassment came up for hearing, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally observed that it was very unfortunate that a citizen who had come to make a complaint was chained to the railing and then slapped with the offence under section 117 (e) of the Kerala Police Act for obstructing a police officer from discharging his duties.
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