Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts.
In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation.
The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcement in Nagpur. The officer found using violence and humiliation as methods to control and punish the accused.
Sources claimed that the officer’s misconduct was well known to lower rank officials in the City. However, these officials have remained silent due to fear of repercussions or a lack of courage to report the incidents to senior officers.
A retired police officer stated that an officer must respect human rights and also ensure the dignity of every accused person. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and damages the reputation of the police force. It also erodes public trust in the police and raises serious concerns about the treatment of suspects and complainants in custody,” he said. The retired officer added that if these allegations are proven true, it would be a severe violation of human rights and could lead to serious disciplinary action against the officer.
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