SUGGESTIONS SENT TO JUSTICE VERMA COMMITTEE FOR THEIR DUE CONSIDERATION 

MESSAGE FOR : Justice Verma Committee

MESSAGE FROM : S.K.Sengupta .

SENT : 31st Decmber , 2012 . 12:10 p.m.

1. The lower rung police has to deal so much with criminals , that their behaviour becomes rough and aggressive . They habitually fail to recognize that their job requires to deal differently with criminals and differently with general public who basically approach them for help . When an aggrieved girl approaches a police station for support , she desperately needs the uniformed government servants to behave like a friend and not like a foe . Her first requirement at that moment is an immediate courteous attention and may I say even emotional support . The police personnel must be trained to this effect , because this is the moment of first contact of an aggrieved citizen with authority after the crime . It must not leave a bad taste in mouth !
2. Lodging an FIR is a citizen's right . It must not be denied by authorities . Lodging an FIR should not be the discretion of the police personnel , it must be obligatory for them .
3. CCTV cameras should be placed in every police station , and ensured that the recordings of the cameras cannot be tampered with . Action must be taken against the police personnel who misbehave with public or refuse to lodge FIR .
4. The Police as well as the Judiciary must work within reasonable time-frame .
5. The victim-girl should not suffer further loss of honour while seeking justice , neither while dealing with police nor in courts ( which we would like to call our temples of justice ) .
6. Legislation needs to be amended to act as a deterrent to crime considering the ground realities of crime against women in India today ( not forgetting the KHAPs ) . Eve-teasing , vulgar comments , lewd gestures , unwelcome touching , molestation etc. should be severely punishable .
7. Necessary Police Reforms and Judiciary Reforms need to be implemented as soon as possible . Accordingly recruitment of more police personnel , female police personnel , their end-result-oriented training , patrolling , security arrangements and other brass-track bandobast has to be taken care of without losing any further time .