SC Panel warns ex-ACP Shadnagar for contempt of court

Vasam Surender giving ‘irrelevant’ answers to questions posed by them, comments panel chief

The question remains unanswered. Not even a single question was given a straight answer. Every time the question is being evaded. Don’t evade the question. These were some of the comments made by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Sirpurkar commission while taking the deposition of the then Assistant Commissioner of Police (Shadnagar Division) Vasam Surender on Saturday.

Mr. Surender was questioned why he did not state anything about the ages of the accused, collection of Aadhaar card copies in his affidavit before the commission and why the accused were not produced before the Judicial Magistrate while praying for police custody. He was also questioned about the ages and juvenility of the accused before NHRC, in his case diary and affidavit. “As I never entertained any doubt about the ages of the accused during the investigation, it was not mentioned in the affidavit. Their parents also did not tell that they were minors while collecting the government-issued death certificates,” he said.

“You are resigning from several of your statements before NHRC despite having your signatures on it,” the panel commented. Mr. Surender told the panel that the NHRC officials had threatened him that their report would be referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation if he did not sign on them.