The Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh's transfer and letter once again brings to the fore the worst about Indian Police.
The manner in which evidence related to Arushi murder case was tempered with, Susanth Singh Rajput’s death enquiry conducted, the manner in which Disha Salian’s case was hushed up and her case file went missing, kangna ranaut’s house was demolished under Police protection despite the court’s stay order, witch-hunt launched by the Mumbai Police machinery on the TRP issue led by Param Bir Singh, SI Vaze’s reinstatement, and now Parambir’s transfer and then his letter blaming the home minister of the state conveys the deep rot that has set in, in our Law enforcement agency – The Indian Police.
Its not about the Mumbai Police, the entire Indian Police has become unprofessional and ineffective and the reason behind it are two fold ; Ineffective Leadership and Politcal Interference.
SC and HC very rightly snubbed the Mumbai Police Commissioner who was prior to his transfer, like an obedient child following the dictats of his Political masters. The Supreme Court while making sharp observations against Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh stated ;
The parties to this case were hunky dory for a long time. Now they have fallen apart.
The streets of the Indian cities had never been known to be safe havens for women, even if they are busy streets. Not a day passes when one does not hear a case of woman being raped and killed in India. Besides the society, these incidents speak volumes about the Lack of efficiency of State Police.
One may argue that society also has a role to play but my view is that the Law enforcement agency has a bigger role to play in this as it has failed to project itself as a Deterrent. There are incidents where the goons even pelted stones at the Police and chased them till the Police station and the Police could not even arrest them. The example of Palgarh is enough to tell us that Presence of Police is now no more a deterrence to the Goons.
Yesterday, while driving to my office through Ring road in Indore, I noticed a young poor girl being beaten and dragged by a Boy. As it was a One way road and there was traffic , I could not take an immediate turn so to confirm , I took a U Turn from the next Crossing. The Boy by then had dragged her to the service road, there were lots of people on the service road and as the girl was also not shouting for help, I thought of ringing up the Police control number 100.