‘We’re the best judge… know what action to take against the SHO’

Asked why he reduced the indictment to a mere censure notice,the DIG said,“Punishing the SHO is up to the police department. I have taken whatever action was necessary. SSP Kampani had given his report and he suggested what he felt was right according to his findings. I have taken a decision what I thought was right.”

Surprisingly,the DIG said that it was not the responsibility of the PCR to take a person to the hospital. “It is the responsibility of the health department to take a person to a nearby hospital. We have also mooted a proposal to the administration to introduce a fleet of ambulances corresponding to the number of PCR vans in the city,” he said.