Rotten policemen

A rogue police force is a curse that all States in India face and not just Tamil Nadu. What happened at the law college in Chennai is representative of the police in the entire country. Even in Kerala, which is supposed to be the most literate State, the situation is no different. Custodial deaths and incidents of police torture here are beyond belief. There were cases of deaths and police brutality within the last few months itself. No police personnel was found guilty nor any action taken in this regard. It has become a practice of the Kerala Police to use third degree methods during custodial investigations. A thorough change in the State Police Act seems imminent to protect those arrested. Also, those policemen responsible for such brutality should be severely punished. The National Human Rights Commission must do more to bring to light these cases of police violence.

KA Solaman Alappuzha The Pioneer 15 Nov 2008