OFFICE OF THE DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, OUTER DISTT., DELHI.
No. 413/PRO/PHQ
2015.
Dated, Delhi the
28.08.2015
To
The Editor,
Hindustan Times
HT-House 18-20,
Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi.
Subject:-
Rejoinder of News clipping captioned as “Dabodia’s men were
killed with ice-picks and surgical blades” published in the
newspaper –“Hindustan Times, dated 28.08.15” on page 3.
Sir,
It is being brought to your notice that information regarding a
quarrel amongst prisoners in a moving jail van enroute from Rohini Court to
Tihar Jail, near West Enclave, Pitampura, was received in Outer District on
25/8/15 at 1646 hours. SHO/Mangol Puri and local police staff from PS
Mangol Puri rushed to the spot, but the jail van had already been taken to
Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital by the driver, which is about 2 km from the initial
spot from where the incident was reported. Immediately, SHO/Mangol Puri
and staff of PS Mangol Puri, as well as, several PCR Vans reached Bhagwan
Mahavir Hospital and secured the jail van by cordoning it. Initially, the
bodies of the deceased were removed from the jail van. Subsequently,
remaining prisoners were taken out of the prisoners’ compartment of the jail
van one by one under proper security and were thoroughly searched and
examined by the police team and then by the medical team of the hospital.
Their clothes and even their shoes were seized as evidence. During the
thorough searching and frisking of the prisoners, no weapon or instrument
from their personal possession was recovered.
Later on, a team of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Rohini,
conducted a detailed inspection of the jail van to collect scientific evidence.
During the search and inspection by the FSL team also, no instrument or
weapon such as ice-pick or surgical blade was recovered from the jail van,
as has been erroneously reported in your news article. The post mortem of
the deceased was conducted by a Board of Doctors in Maulana Azad Medical
College, on 26/8/15. The report of the post mortem examination is awaited.
A case vide FIR No. 1683/15 u/s 302/120B/34 IPC dated
25/8/15 has been registered at PS Mangol Puri. Seven UTPs namely Neeraj
Sehrawat @ Neeraj Bawania, Naveen @ Bali, Naveen @ Bhanja, Rahul @
Kala, Dinesh, Sunny & Sunil have been arrested in the case for the murder
of Pradeep @ Bhola and Vikram @ Paras @ Goldy. Further investigation is
on.
It is needless to say that such unverified and incorrect news
items hampers the progress of investigation and create legal complications.
It is also pertinent to mention that the accused may try to take benefit of
such reports during trial. In view of the above stated facts, it is requested
that our rejoinder may kindly be published with the same prominence in
your newspaper as was given to the news-item in question so that esteemed
readers of your newspaper get to know accurate facts in the matter.
Yours faithfully,
(Rajan Bhagat)
Public Relation Officer,
Delhi Police, Delhi.