Take action against 'rogue' cops, says HC

ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad HC on Monday directed the UP DGP to identify and take action against the policemen who were involved in stray cases of damaging motorcycles and unnecessarily caning the apprehended students of Aligarh Muslim University during the anti-CAA protest in December last year.
Passing the order on recommendations of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Samit Gopal directed the state police chief to adhere to the report of the rights body.Last month, the HC had asked the NHRC to probe the allegations levelled in a PIL filed by Mohammad Akram Khan.
After the probe, NHRC recommended a suitable action might be taken against identified cops as per rules and provisions that exist for subordinate officers in UP Police. "The police force should be sensitized and special training modules be carried out to inculcate professionalism in handling such situations," it added.
Hearing the PIL, the HC took the NHRC report on record and directed the UP chief secretary, the DGP, the Central Reserve Police Force, vice-chancellor and registrar of AMU to adhere to its recommendations, including payment of compensation to injured AMU students. The court has sought a compliance report on March 25, 2020, which is the next date of hearing.
In its recommendation, the NHRC has said a direction be given to UP chief secretary to provide suitable compensation to the six students of AMU, who have been grievously injured, commensurate with their injuries, on humanitarian grounds.