The High Court of Karnataka has been informed that the police department is taking disciplinary actions through departmental inquiry against policemen who questioned students in Bidar district for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The matter will be investigated by the Director-General and Inspector General of Police, a division bench headed by acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was informed on Friday.
The government advocate said the court that the investigating officer was not wearing uniform at the time of questioning students and submitted an affidavit. The bench ordered the govt to file a fresh affidavit on the progress of the departmental inquiry initiated by the government against the police officers. The matter was adjourned till October 21.
The bench also reminded the govt of its directive given on August 16 to initiate steps to make awareness among police foce on not violating the rights of children. The court had also asked the government to issue directives in this regard. The high court then had also took serious objection to violations of the guidelines of the Juvenile Justice Act by the police officers while investigating the sedition case against the Shaheen Group of Institutions of Bidar.
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