Delhi Violence: Court Pulls Up Police For Not Registering FIR, Imposes Rs 25,000 As Fine

A sessions court in Delhi has imposed a fine of rupees 25,000 on Delhi police for carrying out an improper investigation in a case related to Northeast Delhi pogrom while listening to the revision plea filed by them challenging the court’s order to file a fresh FIR on behalf of Mohd Nasir, a victim who sustained serious injuries during the pogrom last year.

Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav while objecting to the police’s behaviour and investigation, declared on the outset that the Station House Officer of Bhajanpura and other investigating officers have failed in carrying out the fair investigation regarding the said case.

It is a matter of concern before the court that Mohd Nasir sustained the injuries as he was shot by a gun in his left eye after one assailant Naresh Tyagi opened fire upon him during the incident. He was admitted to GTB hospital and later discharged on 20th March 2020, after getting treated.

On 19th March 2021, he filed a written complaint to SHO Bhajanpura in the case seeking justice in which he highlighted the names of assailants as Naresh Tyagi, Subhash Tyagi, Uttam Tyagi, Sushil, Naresh Gaur, and others, however, SHO didn’t register the complaint.

On 17th July 2020, Nasir approached Metropolitan Magistrate Court to file his petition under Section 156 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

On the other hand, the Delhi Police registered a separate FIR based on the statement given by ASI Ashok, stating on record that “along with Nasir six more people suffered the gunshots and sustained the injuries during the riots on the same day and on the same time.”

The police also submitted that the investigation is not completed yet and a second charge sheet is yet to be filed as other persons who got injured are also identified.

The Court finally declared, “No separate FIR has been registered on the subsequent complaint of the respondent dated 03.07.2020, wherein he clearly stated about the threats to his life being extended by the persons named in his earlier complaint.”

As of now, a criminal revision plea was pushed by Delhi Police before the Court, which is rejected. The court has now directed Delhi police to register a separate FIR based on Nasir’s complaint within 24 hours of the order.