TURA, OCT 20: West Garo hills deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi on Thursday assured that action against doctor for alleged negligence in the Risipara incident of Tura can only be taken place after the magisterial inquiry.
“Action can only take place after magisterial inquiry, which has been asked to focus on this aspect first and furnish a preliminary report, Bakshi informed.
On the night of October 13, police had rescued three youths, who had been allegedly beaten up when they attempted to create trouble in Risipara. Locals had said they were looking for ganja, which led to a scuffle between the youths and the residents.
One of the boys died of his injuries on October 15.
The ngos have been demanding action against doctor for negligence. The doctor after giving first aid to the youth had discharged them. The ngos allege that the youth were seriously injured and should have been admitted.
Yesterday, a sub-inspector attached with Tura Police Station was suspended and departmental enquiry ordered against him. The inspector stand accused for kicking the youth on their groin.
Bakshi also clarified that traders from all sections were called for a meeting on October 18, a day ahead of the “closure call” of the shops by the civil organisations.
Bakshi’s statement comes in wake of allegation leveled by ngos including Garo Students Union (GSU) that administration displayed a “biased” stand on a particular trading community.
The ngos had called for a 12-hour closure of the shops in Tura yesterday, which saw partial response, as most shops were open.
In a release issued here, Bakshi said that notice for the meeting and information about the directions of the High Court was general and addressed to all shops and establishments.
“It is frivolous to suggest that only one section of traders was called. Also for the meeting attendance was taken and anybody is free to inspect in our office the names of the traders, pastors and senior citizens who had come for the meeting”, Bakshi said.
He said that the attendance would not be shared publicly as they would become targets of vested interest. “The agenda of the meeting was to inform and sensitize the people and traders about the directions of the state government in compliance with the orders of the High Court relating to bandh, closures or shutdown by militant and any other organizations”, Bakshi added.
He also informed that after holding the meeting with the traders on October 18 evening, an FIR was lodged against organisations who had called for the closure of shops in compliance with the High Court order.
“The traders who chose to keep their shops and establishments open on October 19 have reposed their faith in the judicial system, criminal justice system, the Constitution of the country and law of the land though even all of them deeply mourn and condemn the very unfortunate loss of life in the case”, he added.
He also clarified that security cover in Risipara locality was for safety of several innocent people, children and women, who had no role in the violence.
He said that as follow up of the violence in Risipara in which a youth had succumbed to the injuries on October 15, the administration has already ordered a magisterial probe and eight suspects arrested.
“The insinuation of dividing people is wrong and misleading as people, irrespective of community, made a conscious choice to open or not. It is now through press releases of the pressure groups that people are being threatened with very incendiary and inflammatory references.
Tura is a haven of peace where people of all castes, religions and communities live in mutual harmony and peace and the peace of the town should never be compromised by incitement to violence creating situations which makes innocent, peace loving people vulnerable”, he stated.-From Our Correspondent
+ There are no comments
Add yours