‘Prefer death over humiliation’: Delhi cop accuses judge of court insults, unethical treatment; diary entries cite ‘mutton handi’, gym fee demands

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police inspector has kicked up a furore by officially recording instances of alleged misbehaviour and unethical demands by a Delhi judge. After a hearing where he was allegedly humiliated, the officer called his seniors and said he would "prefer to die than be in a job where he has to face such humiliation.

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After the outburst, the inspector was counselled, and an entry regarding the incident made in the police station's daily diary, but no case was registered.In the diary entry, the inspector detailed his allegations about unreasonable demands and threats of passing adverse orders against the officer. The inspector added that he had previously reported similar issues with the judge.The incident comes on the heels of two recent cases involving a court officer and a staffer. In early July, a head constable made a diary entry about receiving a call from a court 'ahlmad' (bookkeeper) demanding 'mutton handi'. The cop was threatened that he would be dealt with in court when he said he could, at most, request a discount. In June, the anti-corruption branch also registered an FIR against an ahlmad on bribery charges.

In his daily diary entry, the inspector said the latest incident happened in early July while he was attending a hearing in Saket court, when the judge was allegedly aggressive towards him and an ASI. The inspector claimed he was asked by the judge to stand at the back facing the wall like a suspected criminal. The cop alleged that the judge's behaviour towards him and his staff had been problematic for some time, particularly so after the judge's marriage in December last year, even though police personnel were sent to the marriage venue in Kota, Rajasthan, without senior officers' permission.The complaint alleges that a head constable, posted at Sarita Vihar police station, who still handles work related to the Nizamuddin area, was asked to arrange favours for the judge. These include procuring sports equipment (bat and gloves) worth around Rs 18,000-20,000 from Meerut, for which the inspector allegedly paid Rs 21,000. "The staff also pays around Rs 3,000 per month for flowers and arranging an annual subscription to a gym," he stated.