Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi today asked policemen to respect individual freedom and human rights while arresting or interrogating persons wanted in connection with various cases.
Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi today asked policemen to respect individual freedom and human rights while arresting or interrogating persons wanted in connection with various cases.
"Policemen must work within the ambit of human rights and personal freedom of accused and implement the directions given by the Supreme Court and state government during arrest or interrogation of the accused. They should especially ensure that no custodial deaths occur," he said.
In his address at the concluding day of the two-day district collectors and police officers' conference here, Karunanidhi said police should be dispassionate and unbiased in tackling any criminal or other law and order issues affecting the common man.
He said that legal provisions should be used without any hesitation by police against persons committing various crimes including those creating law and order problems, instigating caste-related conflicts and encroaching public and private property.
Urging the personnel in khaki to be cordial to persons coming to police stations to file complaints and treat them with dignity, Karunanidhi, who holds the Home portfolio, said they should also have a "humanitarian angle" while dealing with people's problems.
He lauded the police force for frequent conduct of exercises like 'Operation Barricade', 'Operation Rakshak' and 'Operation Hamla', to check the force' preparedness in case of any attacks from land or sea.
He said the force should be sensitive to the problems of senior citizens and asked them to take strict action against crimes perpetrated on them.
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