Bandra (W) DCP zone 1X Pratap Digvekar Making a Mockery of RTI act,
As an RTI activists, having a certified DOPT certificate and 5 yrs experience in practical field, had filed 3 RTI applications first week of July 2011at Bandra west west division office of Add comm..of Police carter road, Bandra west, Mumbai 400050, this sees to Bandra to Jogeshwari , Pertaining to Bandra Police station, no response, filed 3, 1st appeals before DCP on 29.08.2011 after several trips to both Bandra west Police station and DCP's office, the first appellant authority gave me date of hearing on 04 Nov, 2011, at 4 PM, there was a lot of appeals, I was no 8, every applicant came out in 5 minutes, when I went in there was No PIO of Bandra Police station, present, being just side of DCP's office, I asked where is the PIO, DCP did not respond, he asked me what was my complain about, I told him No complain only RTI appeal for which I have been called for, he did not even have the RTI appeal applications before him, so I asked him I have submitted my RTI applications For which as a applicant/ consumer I have fixed 20 Rs court fee stamps,.I read out my grounds for RTI appeal, in short: PIO neglected to provide info, PIO should be directed to provide info, PIO has not furnished any reason for not furnishing the info.I then read out my Info sought, copies of 8 complains filed against me dated so.copy of FIR filed against me dated Feb 2004 FIR no and date,the DCP told me I cannot get the Copy of FIR/Investigation report, I had no idea that An FIR was filed against me in 2004, until I got a copy of an complain under RTI made again in Feb 2011 listing all theses old complains, I was brutally stabbed on 23.01.2011 however survived. This complain was dated 20.02.2011.the abettor seing that I had lived. after a heated argument, the DCP called the PIO of Bandra Police station, which is just side of DCP's office, he told PIO not to give me copy of FIR as its 3rd party info, I told him I am affected party, FIR was filed against me, please refer to sec 11 of the RTI act. He was confused.he then half heartedly told PIO gavon tak tailya meaning give him the information or may be arrest him, he then asked me to leave, I told him I still have 2 more appeals, again he asked me what it was I told him when he conducts hearing he should have the original copy on his table, and not ask me again what is my problem, I showed him my copy of 2 appeals but did not give it to him, he demanded to see my copy, I refused, he then told me not to act tough, that he is a DCP, I told him I do not care if he is a CP or a P.M., he threatened to get me arrested, I told him arrest me right away I do not mind going to Jail, he then told me to get out from his office, I got up and left. he did not take up the 2 appeals, as he had no original copy of same. Before leaving I told him that that previous DCP K.M.M. Prasanna was much better than him, who conducted hearings in a just and orderly manner. again he shouted get out.This is our Police force, a Law unto themselves,who will Police the Police. I am contemplating complain u/s 18 of RTI act to SIC, however by past experience complains are never attended to as no provision ( time bound ) in the act Can someone having a effective solution to my problem, as I have been insulted and threatened by this 1st appeal authority .
Mr Leslie Almeida ( Mumbai )
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