Mangalore, March 29: Terming the 'custody deaths' as the most heinous of crimes, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said that there is a need to create awareness among police to take precautionary measures to prevent such incidents.
He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop organised by the Commissionerate at his office for police officers on prevention of custody deaths and human rights violation by police on Tuesday.
Singh said that custody death is not acceptable for a civil society and it is the responsibility of the police to avoid such crimes especially during interrogations.
He also said that in case, an unexpected death occurred at the custody, there is no other option but following the procedure of law.
The Commissioner also suggested that the working style of the police should be changed and they should chalk out scientific methods for interrogation rather than physical assault.
“There are more than a thousand police stations across the state. Even if a single case of lockup death is reported from any of these stations, the name of the entire police system will get spoiled,” he pointed out.
Later speaking to media persons, Singh said that a recent lock-up death of Ganganna Sharanappa Poojari in the Nelogi Police Station of Jewargi Taluk of Gulbarga district has acted as a wakeup call for the state police.
“Although, no such incident has occurred under the limits of Commissionerate, we have arranged this workshop as a preventive measure. Constables, Head Constables, ASIs, PSIs and ACPs are participating in this work shop”, he said.
Retired SP Ibrahim and retired DySP T C M Shareef are the resource persons for the day long work shop.
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