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Mother seeks action against Bhopal SI for shaving minor’s head
A woman in Bhopal has filed a complaint with the police commissioner seeking action against sub-inspector Sikarwar of TT Nagar police station, alleging he shaved her 17-year-old son's head and forced him…
A woman in Bhopal has filed a complaint with the police commissioner seeking action against sub-inspector Sikarwar of TT Nagar police station, alleging he shaved her 17-year-old son's head and forced him to lick his shoes at the station on June 19. The woman said she had sent her son to the police station herself after learning of theft allegations against him.
Her son narrated the ordeal when police produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board. The woman stated that while her son should face punishment, the SI must also be held accountable for humiliating and harassing the minor.
TT Nagar police in-charge Gaurav Dohar denied the allegations. Dohar said the boy, though a minor, has eight criminal cases against him and has reportedly helped recover stolen motorcycles. The boy has been sent to a juvenile observation facility in Indore for three months.
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The case falls under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which prohibits any degrading treatment of a child in conflict with law, even one with a criminal record. Police custody of a juvenile is itself tightly regulated: under Section 12 of the Act, a child accused of a bailable or non-bailable offence must normally be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board within 24 hours, not held at a police station. The woman's complaint to the police commissioner triggers an internal inquiry under the Police Act, where in Madhya Pradesh the superintendent or commissioner has disciplinary authority over sub-inspectors. Separately, the Juvenile Justice Board, which already sent the boy to a three-month observation home, can also take cognizance of allegations of ill-treatment and direct a magisterial probe.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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