“Media and public pressure alone have led to the few follow-ups in the custodial torture case,” People’s Watch said in response to claims of the accused IPS officer being subjected to a media trial.
The policemen tortured two underage boys for several hours, grated their teeth with stones and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board in handcuffs.
The IPS Officers’ Association also asked the media to “exercise discretion” while publishing news on this matter till the inquiry into allegations against Balveer Singh is completed.
Kalakshetra Foundation Assistant Professor Hari Padman has been accused of sexual harassment by two former students. In his first interview since the controversy erupted in December, the senior faculty member told News18 that the accusations don’t have “a shred of evidence”
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought a detailed Action Taken Report from the police and said that the commission would initiate the probe if the report was unsatisfactory.