By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notices to the government and the police to file a report on action taken against policemen who did not do anything while goons beat up a 14-year-old boy last month.
Justice S.N. Dhingra asked the police to file a status report after probing the incident in which three people had beaten up Mohit in Dwarka, southwest Delhi, on the evening of Aug 9.
The court fixed Feb 7, 2008 as the next date of hearing.
Advocate K.C. Mittal, appearing for the complainants, submitted that ‘police control room’ (PCR) vans have been stationed at various strategic points of the capital to prevent crime, but most policemen do not come forward to act in case of emergency.
Advocate Rakesh Lakra in a petition alleged that while Mohit was beaten up, the police officials in a nearby PCR van did not intervene and even allowed the attackers to flee after taking a bribe from them.
Mittal said: “In the present case, when some lawyers came forward to protect the boy who was being beaten in the presence of the police, the lawyers themselves were also beaten by these persons.
“Unfortunately the PCR officials who were present at the spot miserably failed to take any action,” he added.