'Whistle-blower' CRPF officer seeks probe into 'mistreatment' of protesters
A CRPF officer has filed a complaint with human rights commissions regarding videos allegedly showing police mistreating women protesters in Delhi. The officer is seeking an impartial investigation into the footage.
Why it matters
The involvement of a serving security officer in whistle-blowing against fellow personnel raises significant questions about internal accountability and human rights in law enforcement.
NEW DELHI: A serving CRPF officer posted in Manipur has approached National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Commission for Women (NCW) and Delhi Police commissioner, seeking an impartial enquiry into three videos circulated on social media, where certain CAPF and police personnel appear to be "physically mistreating" women protesting against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi.CRPF assistant commandant Rahul Solanki, who has a history of playing vigilante and whistle-blower, having alleged poor living conditions of CRPF personnel deployed in Jharkhand for 2019 assembly poll and more recently claiming "unauthorised sale" of track suits at CRPF group centre in Greater Noida, clarified in his letter that he was submitting the complaint "in my individual capacity as a concerned citizen of India, committed to the rule of law, and the dignity and safety of women".Sharing three video links that form the basis of his complaint dated Oct 11, he requested an…
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