Did UP cops break child laws in Aarushi case?
The Uttar Pradesh police has come under fire for its "insensitive" handling of the Aarushi murder case.
By Himanshi Dhawan, TNN |
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh police has come under fire for its "insensitive" handling of the Aarushi murder case. While union minister Renuka Chowdhury has asked her officials to investigate whether the cops violated laws meant for the protection of minors by their public disclosure of an alleged liaison between the child and family servant Hemraj, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has also objected to the stigmatisation of the minor.
Speaking to TOI , Chowdhury, who holds the charge of woman and child development, said, "I have asked ministry officials to look into the legal violations by the police in the Arushi murder case."
On Friday, the UP police insinuated that the 14-year-old girl fell victim to an "honour killing" after her father Rajesh Talwar ��� now the prime accused ��� found Aarushi and Hemraj in an "objectionable position". Both Brij Lal, ADG, Special Task Force, and Gurdarshan Singh, IGP (Meerut zone), had suggested that this was the immediate provocation for the murders.
"We are seized of the matter. The way the child has been stigmatised is not allowed under the Juvenile Justice Act," Shanta Sinha, NCPCR chairman, said.
The commission will be writing to Gurdarshan Singh demanding an explanation on why a minor's name had been disclosed. In the commission's meeting on Monday, members said the police should not have made allegations of an affair unless they had concrete evidence like eye-witnesses about the duo's relationship.
(Courtesy: Timesofindia.com)
Speaking to TOI , Chowdhury, who holds the charge of woman and child development, said, "I have asked ministry officials to look into the legal violations by the police in the Arushi murder case."
On Friday, the UP police insinuated that the 14-year-old girl fell victim to an "honour killing" after her father Rajesh Talwar ��� now the prime accused ��� found Aarushi and Hemraj in an "objectionable position". Both Brij Lal, ADG, Special Task Force, and Gurdarshan Singh, IGP (Meerut zone), had suggested that this was the immediate provocation for the murders.
"We are seized of the matter. The way the child has been stigmatised is not allowed under the Juvenile Justice Act," Shanta Sinha, NCPCR chairman, said.
The commission will be writing to Gurdarshan Singh demanding an explanation on why a minor's name had been disclosed. In the commission's meeting on Monday, members said the police should not have made allegations of an affair unless they had concrete evidence like eye-witnesses about the duo's relationship.
(Courtesy: Timesofindia.com)
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