05/02/2017

HC asks govt to furnish list of cops deployed for VIPs’ protection





Patna,(BiharTimes): The division bench of acting Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court on Saturday asked the state government to furnish within four weeks a list of police personnel deputed to protect VIPs.

Passing the order on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by high court  lawyer Manibhushan Pratap Sengar the court has also directed the government to provide a record of the places the policemen are deputed at.

The petitioner requested the court to issue a directive to the state government to minimise, recall and slash the number of policemen, who are deputed as personal bodyguards or security guards at the houses of ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and officers, from more than the statutory provision.

The petitioner told the court that when there is a huge deficiency of police personnel for maintaining law and order in Bihar, deputation of police personnel for VIP security was a waste of resources.

He cited figures of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) according to which the strength of police force required in the state is 85,531 while the actual stands at 59,999.

It needs to be recalled that in 2013, the Supreme Court had ordered all the state governments to furnish details of how many police personnel in their states are assigned for politicians amid a national debate on why VIPs enjoyed lavish security leaving the public largely unattended.

The number of cops protecting VIPs was increased by the then JD(U)-BJP government several years back.

 

 

 

 

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