Court pulls up cops for arresting man illegally in theft case

A local court pulled up the Delhi police for allegedly arresting a man illegally in a theft case and demanding money from his sister for helping in bailing him out, saying the case appeared to have been solved “just to solve it.”

Additional sessions judge Sonu Agnihotri directed the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) of Dwarka to inquire regarding the alleged demand of money from the sister of the accused by police officials and file a report on January 13.

The court further directed the DCP to take action regarding the illegal detention of Ravi Nanda in the case and file an action taken report (ATR) by January 13. It also granted bail to Nanda upon furnishing a bail bond of `20,000 with one surety of like amount in the case.

The court’s observations came after the investigating officer (IO) said the man was arrested merely on the basis that his sister had a yellow motorcycle with red rims which matched the description as given by the complainant.

When the court asked the IO if in Delhi there can be any other yellow motorcycle with red rims, he submitted that there can be. The IO had also told the court that no test identification parade (TIP) of Nanda was conducted as the complainant could not identify the accused as he was wearing a helmet at the time of the theft.

During the hearing, Nanda’s counsel submitted that `50,000 was allegedly demanded from the accused’s sister by an assistant sub-inspector for helping in bailing him out. The conversation was recorded by her.