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Arushi-Hemraj murder: India gives its verdict
Published on Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 07:20, Updated on Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 08:00 in Lifestyle section
Tags: Noida Murder, Arushi Talwar
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Police and Media: Is the police department out of sync with today’s world and therefore does not understand the mindset of the common people?
Yes: 70 per cent
No: 30 per cent
Bedi said that even though the Noida Police were being bullied, they shouldn’t have given into media pressure. “They shouldn’t have like CBI. CBI is taking its time — they may or may not be able to solve the case. The truth is, you can’t solve every case because sometimes the evidence is simply not there,” she said.
Bedi also highlighted the need for professional public relation managers for the police department. “Not everyone is a communicator,” she said and added, “Why should the IGs or the DGPs be handling the media?”
But when the police mention things like ‘honour killing’ or ‘immoral e-mails’, doesn’t that indicate a lack of cultural preparedness, that they cant deal with urban, modern criminality?
Vasudev disagreed with the statement. “There are a lot of policemen from urban areas and they have completely rural mindsets. I think the question we should be asking is whether the police are culturally programmed to the changing urban scenario? But which one of is constantly culturally programmed?” she asked.
Terming it as insensitivity at its peak, Bedi said, “Public is equally insensitive of police issues, inadequacies, and police is becoming insensitive about public issues. Now is a case of mutual insensitivity and both are feeding into each other and both are losers.”
But how can a police officer, who’s in charge of the case, get the name of the girl and date of the crime wrong?
Pinning the blame on absence of communication skills, Bedi answered the police officer was overwhelmed. She said the police officers are just not used to reaching out to the media.
Ashutosh, however, emphasised on the need for the problem to be the solved from the top. “Most small-town police officers will obviously be baffled if they are suddenly confronted with 100 cameras. Noida Police should not be judged on whether or not they got the name right or wrong. The Home Ministry should ensure that they are trained and provided proper exposure,” he argued.
Have you done police verification of your domestic help?
Yes: 11 per cent
No: 89 per cent
Does the rather dismal percentage indicate that even though the relationship between the employer and the employee is rapidly changing, somewhere the employers are not able to come to terms with it?
Dr Nishreen Saif Poonawalla replied that the trend was indicative of India’s changing culture. “Earlier the domestic help used to be someone you grew up with,” she said.
Saurabh, however, asked whether verifying a domestic help ensured that the candidate does not have criminal inclinations.
Bedi agreed with Saurabh and said,“ Beyond the verification, we have to keep watch. If your staff is being visiting by the wrong people, shouldn’t you keep a watch as the master? If he’s getting into bad habits, should you not know? Verification is no proof that a person’s conduct will be good.”
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