Thiruvananthapuram: The state human rights commission on Tuesday ordered a probe against a police officer who allegedly humiliated a school teacher in front of his daughter. The commission chairman Justice Antony Dominic has ordered the probe rejecting an inquiry report submitted by the City Police Commissioner in favour of the officer. The commission has also ordered to review a case registered by the Museum police against the school teacher related to the incident.
The commission’s order is against Riyaz Khan, sub inspector (grade) of Poojapura police station. Jackson, a teacher of St. Thomas School, Poonthura, is the petitioner. According to the petition, the incidents related to his complaint took place on April 22, 2021, in front of the Cotton Hill Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, while Jackson was waiting outside the school to pick up his daughter, who was attending higher secondary board exam.
The petitioner alleged that SI Riyaz Khan and another civil police officer were on duty there as part of security cover for the electronic voting machines stored in the school ahead of the assembly election. The duo behaved rudely towards a few parents waiting outside the school.
Witnessing this, Jackson intervened and questioned their attitude. But, the officers responded by verbally abusing him in front of his daughter. The officers also summoned their colleagues from Museum police station, who took the teacher to the station and booked him for obstructing the officers from discharging their duty. They also confiscated the registration certificate of his vehicle while taking him into custody.
Justice Antony Dominic held in his order that the probe must be conducted by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
The commission also held that a mere quarrel does not amount to obstruction of duty and hence the case registered by the Museum police has to be reviewed.
The commission’s order is against Riyaz Khan, sub inspector (grade) of Poojapura police station. Jackson, a teacher of St. Thomas School, Poonthura, is the petitioner. According to the petition, the incidents related to his complaint took place on April 22, 2021, in front of the Cotton Hill Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, while Jackson was waiting outside the school to pick up his daughter, who was attending higher secondary board exam.
The petitioner alleged that SI Riyaz Khan and another civil police officer were on duty there as part of security cover for the electronic voting machines stored in the school ahead of the assembly election. The duo behaved rudely towards a few parents waiting outside the school.
Witnessing this, Jackson intervened and questioned their attitude. But, the officers responded by verbally abusing him in front of his daughter. The officers also summoned their colleagues from Museum police station, who took the teacher to the station and booked him for obstructing the officers from discharging their duty. They also confiscated the registration certificate of his vehicle while taking him into custody.
Justice Antony Dominic held in his order that the probe must be conducted by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
The commission also held that a mere quarrel does not amount to obstruction of duty and hence the case registered by the Museum police has to be reviewed.
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