Prashant Chaudhary, UP Police Constable, who shot Apple executive dead
A probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has exposed shocking reality of state of affairs in the Uttar Pradesh Police. The probe in the Vivek Tiwari murder case has uncovered the dire state of police training in the state. The SIT in its investigation has said that the accused Prashant Chaudhary accidently shot the Apple executive down while posing like a filmy hero.
Further, the SIT said that the accused, Prashant Chaudhary, was not given proper arms training. Not only Prashant but more than 300 policemen posted at 43 different police stations in Lucknow are using arms without getting proper training.
However, according to rules, a constable cannot be given pistol or revolver. Constables often bribe senior officials in the department to get a pistol to flaunt his power.
According to police training rulebook, police officials get weapon training in accordance with their rank.
UP cops not 'trigger-happy':DGP OP Singh
"Uttar Pradesh Police is not trigger-happy but people-friendly", state police chief O P Singh said, holding lack of professional training responsible for incidents such as that of the shooting of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari last week.
The DGP also said it has been decided that refresher course would be held for constables recruited between 2013 and 2017.
"We are not trigger-happy but people-friendly. Why did they shoot a person without a firearm? They have been arrested and dismissed (from service). A few such in the force should not be defining the culture of the force," Singh told PTI.
"We are determined to punish and wean out such rogues in uniform who hang our heads in shame, at the same time we have also embarked on systemic reforms through behavioural training and humanisation of the force," he said.
Vivek Tiwari was shot dead early on September 29 by a policeman when he allegedly refused to stop his car for checking in Lucknow's posh Gomti Nagar neighbourhood.
Two constables, Prashant Chowdhury and Sandeep Kumar, were arrested after an FIR was lodged on basis of a complaint by Tiwari's colleague Sana Khan, who was travelling with him.
( With inputs from PTI )
