Delhi riots | Court orders ₹5,000 salary cut of errant cop for casual approach

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate imposed the fine after the police failed to comply with a previous order .

Irked over Delhi Police seeking adjournment in a “very casual manner” in a riots case, a court here directed the police commissioner to conduct an inquiry and deduct ₹5,000 from the salary of the responsible officer.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg imposed the fine after the police failed to comply with a previous order in which he had directed the investigating officer (IO) to supply a copy of an e-challan to one of the accused and sought an adjournment to supply it.

The judge said, “Under the circumstances, request for an adjournment for compliance of order dated April 12, 2021, is hereby allowed subject to cost of Rs. 5,000 to be deposited by Delhi Police in the Prime Minister National Relief Fund.”