URGENT PRESS STATEMENT:
RE: Activists wait from 7.30 a.m today, October 05 to meet with Dr. Satyapal Singh, Mumbai Police Commissioner outside his residence to discuss some contentious issues. Activists told to meet him at the Grievance Day being held at V.P. Police Station which they did today, October 05 at 11.00 a.m. Police Commissioner says, Natural justice must be done and documents including status and compliances as requested should be given without any delay. Will speak with the Addl. Commissioner, Western Zone, Shri Vishwas Nangre-Patil to do the needful. [Tried to call in our presence but Mr. Nangre-Patil's line was busy]. Police Commissioner requested us to meet with the Add;. Commissioner. We waited the whole day but there was no call from his office for this meeting. Addl. Commissioner Nangre-Patil says Activists should be helped and protected but unfortunately, Local Bandra and Khar Police Station differ from their Superiors and refuse to follow instructions. Detailed memorandum of complaints attached which are self explanatory. For more details you could speak with Ms Aftab Siddiqui.[9821887020] If this is how the Police treat Activists what must be happening to the common man??????? We shudder to think There was some excitement when three activists, Ms Aftab Siddiqui, Chairperson, ALM 144, Ms Roshni Shaikh and Mr. Dolphy Dsouza, Convenor -Police Reforms Watch were at the gate of the residence of Shri Satyapal Singh, Police Commissioner of Mumbai today, October 05 at 7.30 a.m. The previous day, Ms Siddiqui had handed over a personal note to the Security of the Police Commissioner at his residence that we would like to meet with him tommorrow, October 05 to discuss the contentious issues. We were told that we could meet him at the Grievance Day which is being held at V.P.Police Station, Charni Road, October 05 which the activists did. The Police Commissioner gave a patient hearing and said that Natural Justice should be given and relevant complaince reports should be given without any further delay. He said that he would speak with Mr.Vishwas Nangre-Patil, Addl. Commissioner, Western Zone, which he tried in our presence but the line was busy. He asked us to meet with Mr. Nangre- Patil so that the needful could be done. But there has been no call for this meeting from his office till now. Ms Aftab Siddiqui explained the sequence of events to the Police Commissioner and why finally we had to meet with him to seek his intervention.. If the concerned police stations do not follow instructions of two of the finest officers namely, Addl.Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil and DCP Cherring Dorje with whom she was following regularly what hope is there to resolve such contenious issues some of which are pending since the last 3 years. In reference to Bandra West Police Station, Item no 02 of 11/08/13, the Adddl. Commissioner Vishwas Nangre-Patil during the meeting on 16/09/13 issued a Memo to ACP Mr. Suresh Marathe and has also re-opened the Enquiry to give full fledged justice. The Enquiry no is 352/13. We thank him for his intervention. ALM 144, 33rd Road, Khar and Police Reforms Watch demands that information pertaining to the status, compliance reports of these cases as earmarked in the detailed note should be given without any further delay. The said Memorandum has also been given to the relevant police stations as also Add.Commissioner, Shri Vishwas Nangre Patil and DCP Shri Cherring Dorje. We also need to put on notice that if this is not done, we will have no choice but to escalate the protests outside the DGP's and Home Minister's residences. Is this too much to expect from the Police Stations. If from a data from one complainant, who has been following since the last 3 years, so many cases are un-resolved, what about the others?????? The Home Minister the other day remarked" Let every citizen give one minute to the City" but here 3 years have passed by yet no resolution to the issues. warm regards, Ms Aftab Siddique Dolphy Elma Dsouza 09821887020 09820226227 Chairperson: 33 rd R Khar ALM-144, Convenor B-4/528, Sadanand Classic, Police Reforms Watch 33rd Road, Khar, Mumbai 400 052 43, Kalina,Santacruz East, Mumbai 400 029
