The SHO had forcibly occupied the land of a Dalit, after the administration, now the High Court has taken strict action, there is a stir in the police department.

A Dalit, angry at the forceful occupation of the Dalit’s land adjacent to the police station by the SHO and the police personnel, had committed suicide in front of the police station. Due to which he died. The High Court has taken strict action in this case. Due to which there is a stir in the police department.

The SHO forcibly occupied the commercial plot of a Dalit adjacent to the police station in Gandas Buzurg police station of Balrampur district. Angered by this, the Dalit had committed suicide in front of the police station. Due to which he died. The High Court had sought an affidavit from the district administration in this case. DM Arvind Singh had submitted the counter affidavit magisterial investigation commission report to the High Court in this case. After this, the two-member bench of the High Court took a tough stand and directed to form a two-member SIT team of senior police officers of ADG level and submit the investigation report. Due to which there is a stir in the police department. In the case of suicide of Dalit Ram Bujharat, resident of Thana Gandas Bujharat of Balrampur district, due to the occupation of his valuable land by the police station officials, a two-member division bench of the High Court expressed deep displeasure over the working style of Balrampur and Bahraich police and ordered the Additional Chief Secretary Home to constitute an SIT comprising IG level officials. In line with the order, IPS officer Jai Narayan Singh, Additional Director General of Police Railway Lucknow, Chairman and Ram Prakash Additional Commissioner Administration Devipatan Mandal have been nominated as members in the SIT. The wife of deceased Dalit Ram Bujharat, Kusuma, resident of Gandas Bujharat, filed a petition in the High Court, making the then SHO Pawan Kanaujia and police officials a party and alleging that the police station/SHO Pawan Kanaujia forcibly occupied her private land. Ram Bujharat complained about illegal occupation by the police through a written complaint to the SHO Gandas Bujharat. But the SHO kept trying to occupy the land illegally, knowing the fact that the case was pending in the civil court. Ram Bujhart, agitated by the police taking possession of his valuable land, committed suicide by pouring inflammable substance in front of the police station on 24 October 2023, Dussehra, in protest. Due to which he died. An FIR was lodged in the case at the Gandas Bujurg police station. But the police did not conduct a fair investigation and action in the case. Dissatisfied with this, the wife of the deceased Ram Bujhart filed a petition in the High Court demanding action against the police and fair investigation.

Formation of SIT under the supervision of the High Court

On the instructions of the High Court, the government advocate had sought a counter affidavit from the district administration. In which District Magistrate Arvind Singh filed a counter affidavit. In which the report of magisterial investigation and civil court court commission report etc. were arranged before the High Court. During the hearing on 30 May 2024, in the light of all these documents and counter affidavits, the High Court decided that a fair investigation of the case is not possible by the police of both the districts of the range. Therefore, an order was issued to form a High Court monitored SIT under the chairmanship of senior officials.

The Dalit’s land dispute is already pending in the civil court

The dispute over Ram Bujharat’s land is already pending in the civil court Balrampur. A court commission was also held to bring clarity on the technical points of the civil court. The court commission report also mentions that the said land does not belong to the police station Gandas Buzurg. The land is disputed between private parties in the case. In the year 2018, the then SDM Uttaraula had allotted the police station land to the then SP for the construction of a new police station. Its entire map was handed over to the police. In which the land ahead of the police station was never given to the police station.

The police got into trouble

An attempt was made to challenge the report of the district administration, magisterial inquiry report, court commission report in the High Court. The chair of the representative of the government was challenged. But such a costly expenditure did not work. As a result, this move backfired on the police. The government has directed SP Balrampur to immediately provide all the records and evidence related to the case to the SIT for a fair investigation.

Courtesy: Hindi News