In this Asianet News exclusive, Former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Dr. Vikram Singh candidly shares if issues of caste discrimination, harassment, and torture lie within the police department. He also demands a thorough investigation in the death of Haryana cop. Watch.
00:00Additional DGP, he committed suicide in Chandigarh.
00:05There was an 8-page letter which was found in his pocket
00:09and he talked about how he was harassed at the hands of his seniors.
00:15How much prevalence is there of these kind of harassment
00:20and mental torture activities in the police department?
00:24At the hands of the seniors.
00:26Let me tell you, the police department is a very disciplined department and it's a family.
00:30It's a family because starting from the police constable right up to the DGP,
00:34they are one big family.
00:37I don't say that nobody is infallible and beyond reproach.
00:42There are fault lines and those fault lines have to be addressed by the leadership.
00:46This is a tragedy and the worst human tragedy because the brother officer died before his time
00:52and the allegations that he has leveled are very serious enough.
00:55I would not like to believe that the allegations are true,
00:58but the fact of the matter is if somebody is giving his life,
01:01there has to be an element of substance in the matter and the allegations.
01:05I do hope that the topmost priority is given to investigate and inquire into the serious allegations leveled by the deceased officer.
01:13He was a very promising officer, a good family, but what prompted him to take his life and the allegations he has leveled need to be investigated very, very thoroughly by an SIT.
01:27I also, to your question, does this happen in the police?
01:31I have yet to come across because we are beyond caste and religion.
01:35To the very end of my career, nobody could know what my caste was.
01:40People guessed whether I belonged, whether I was a Jat or a Gujar or a Ahir or a Malla or a Thakur or a Christian even.
01:49It was at the very end of my career of 36 years, people came to know the public, of course.
01:54In your service records, it's known what caste you are.
01:57But you take pains to give the impression that you belong to everyone and everyone belongs to you.
02:03And should not give in thought, word or deal any indication that you are of this community and you have the propensity and the potential to favour this community or to be antagonistic to any other community.
02:19Okay.
02:20We had a caste factor here in this particular case in Chandigodh.
02:24But apart from that, did you ever face any sort of pressure, you know, at the hands of your senior that, hey, you need to do this.
02:33Whether it's wrong or right, just say as per my command.
02:36Did you ever face this kind of pressure in your career, sir?
02:39Never, never.
02:40I think a person who is upright and abides by the rule of law, his reputation is known to one and all.
02:45And unless that person has kind sentiments about himself, he never asks you to do anything that is illegal or illegitimate.
02:52Because Napoleon had said that in any organization, there's always a percentage of people that is almost one percent who are ever ready to do anything that is illegitimate for furthering their own careers.
03:05But I'm not a part of that one person.
03:07And I'm happy that what Napoleon said is true for also for the police, that I'm sure that barring a few shameful exceptions, nobody will subscribe to anything that is illegal or illegitimate.
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