HC wants DGP, home secy on board to deal with ‘gun culture'
The court then posted the matter for further hearing on Friday.
The HC bench of Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Subhash Upadhyay expressed concern over the broader societal implications of such incidents, especially the issue of growing gun culture and its potential impact on future generations. Notably, prohibitory orders remained in place on HC premises for a second day, with heavy police deployment in the area.
The court further stated that the firing incident on the day of polls "uniformly disturbed everyone without exception", and observed "whether this is the legacy we would like to leave for generations to come?"
Incidentally, the PIL underscores the issue of violence and the use of illegal firearms during the local body elections for posts such as ZP president, vice-president and block pramukh.
SSP Nainital PN Meena, who was present in court, said a sub-inspector was suspended for "negligence in duty".
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He added a red car in which the accused came on the night of Aug 13 "is in possession of police".
DM Vandana Singh appeared before the court via video conferencing. The court emphasised the need for a coordinated response to deal with the issue, calling for the involvement of the DGP and home secretary.
Earlier during Monday's hearing, the HC watched all the videos in which some people wearing raincoats were seen dragging five Congress ZP members. The court had expressed deep concern over the arrival of about a dozen armed men at a hotel located 200m away from the polling station the night before the election, and police not conducting any checks on them. The same men were seen forcibly picking up the ZP members on the polling day.
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