HC calls Haryana police `perpetrators of crime`

Chandigarh, June 12: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday rapped the Haryana police for the rape of a woman in Rohtak allegedly by two constables, saying "when the protectors of the law become perpetrators of crime, the life of the common man becomes miserable". The remarks by a division bench of Justices Permod Kohli and Rakesh Kumar Garg came while taking suo motu notice of the incident at Haryana police headquarters in Panchkula on Monday when the 28-year-old woman Sarita committed suicide in public. The bench also directed the state government to file a detailed status report within two weeks on the circumstances that drove the young mother of two to the extreme step. They said the compensation announced for the minor daughters of the woman "cannot retrieve the honour of the deceased or the family" nor could it bring the victim back to life. The court has ordered the investigating agency to expedite the probe and adjourned the hearing till July 2, when it would take up the matter. Meanwhile, a PIL filed by a local NGO demanding a CBI probe into the entire episode is expected to come up before the court tomorrow. Bureau Report
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