Delhi Police fined for illegal detention

Posted by 498A_Crusader on February 29, 2008 New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High court Thursday slapped a fine of Rs.50,000 on the capital’s police force for illegally detaining a person last year. The court also asked the Delhi Police commissioner to hold an inquiry against the officials responsible for the illegal detention. Slapping a fine of Rs.50,000, judge S.N. Dhingra also asked the petitioner, Purshottam Ramani, to file a suit against the police officials for mental agony and harassment. “You (petitioner) should sue Delhi Police for the mental harassment and agony they have caused you,” Dhingra said in his order. Ramani was arrested by the Delhi Police Sep 25 last year under the Preventive Detention Act after a minor property dispute and was released Sep 30. The high court last week slapped a fine of Rs.1 million on the Delhi Police in two other cases of illegal detention.