Cops 145;clean146; in pool case

The Union Territory police can do no wrong. After barging into pool joints, rounding up youngsters playing there and whisking them off to the police station, they have given themselves a clean chit.

SP City Baldev Singh, who was told to conduct an inquiry into the incident, has stated that the 39 persons who were herded to Sector 34 police station on March 5 as suspected chain and purse-snatchers faced no harassment. This, despite the fact that Administrator Lt Gen J.F.R. Jacob retd had taken a serious note of police 8216;8216;high-handedness8217;8217;.

Tomorrow, the report, which is being termed by many as an 8216;8216;eyewash8217;8217;, will be submitted to IG Rajesh Kumar. When contacted, SP Baldev Singh said: 8216;8216;The persons who came to record their statements claimed no harassment at the hands of police. I will submit the findings to the IG tomorrow.8217;8217;