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A plea before the court sought filing of FIR and preservation of evidence in an alleged incident wherein drunken police officers, driving a 112 PCR Vehicle, hit a woman and her daughter while they were returning home on a scooty.
Delhi's Dwarka Court on Monday while taking serious note of an application for filing of an FIR against a Delhi police Sub Inspector who allegedly hit a woman and her daughter late at night in a drunken state with 112 PCR Vehicle, directed preservation of PCR Vehicle, CCTV footage, and Scooty.
Advocate Mohit Rana appearing for the victims submitted before the Court that both the victims suffered serious fractures in their legs. Additionally, the police officers offered Rs. 30000 to 35000 to the victims to settle the matter, he further told.
It is alleged that the victims were returning home at around 2:00 AM from their relative's home after celebrating a birthday party on a scooty when a Police PCR, coming at a high-speed, hit them and carried them to the other side of the road.
Rana submitted that serious compound fractures were sustained by both the victims, however, the Police refused to lodge FIR. He further alleged that a police officer asked the applicants to settle the matter for an amount of Rs. 30,000-35,000 and did not even show the courtesy to take the applicants to the hospital.
Moreover, after waiting for a period of around 30 minutes, the applicants were taken to the Mata Channa Devi Private Hospital Janakpuri, and following a wrong line of treatment, the doctors affixed permanent plasters upon the legs of both the victims & referred them for surgery without even treating the victims any further, Adv. Rana submitted.
He argued that it is apt to state that the applicants were deliberately not taken to the government hospital so that private doctors & staff could be influenced by the police.
He told the court that the police officials were drunk at the time of the incident and were not even in a position to stand and talk properly. He added that they were driving the vehicle so rashly & negligently that they didn't even consider the very fact that they were driving a government vehicle which is provided to them for public safety.
In view of the above, an urgent application under Section 156(3) & 91 CrPC. was moved before the Duty MM on the date of the incident and the same was heard today by Concerned MM who has issued directions for the preservation of CCTV, PCR Vehicle and scooty, and compliance with Section 154(3).
Case Title: Geeta Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State
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