Clean chit to ASP Madhur Verma by Archit Watts

Clean chit to ASP Madhur Verma by Archit Watts
Chandigarh, February 14ASP Madhur Verma, facing accusations of beating up a Sector 17 shopkeeper, Arvind Pandey, has been given a clean chit by SP H.S. Doon.
However, Pandey has dubbed the inquiry report submitted by the SP as an eyewash and has threatened to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court for registration of a case against the ASP. The SP had submitted his report to IG S.K. Jain last week and had found “no base” in Pandey’s claims.
Pandey, a complainant in a corruption case registered against former in-charge of Sector 17 police post, Sanjeev Kumar, by the CBI had accused Verma of beating him up in office on December 25.
Doon said he had conducted a detailed inquiry and recorded the versions of the doctors at GMSH, Sector 16, who had examined Pandey. “According to doctors, Pandey had told them that he had been beaten up by his brother Parmod,” said the SP. Doon said he had thus concluded that the complaint against Verma was wrong and Parmod was the actual culprit. “It is a family dispute and they should deal with it,” he said.
However, when asked, Doon refused to give the names of the doctors who had testified against Pandey. He, however, gave no reason for his reluctance in divulging the details.
Expressing shock at Doon’s report, Pandey said: “If Parmod had beaten me, why should I blame the ASP for it.”
Claiming that he would move the High Court for justice, Pandey said, “The police had initially claimed that my entire statement was wrong, but now at least they are admitting that I was beaten up. Pandey said that he had some recorded statements to establish his claims.
Verma refused to comment on the inquiry report but maintained that he was innocent. When asked whether he planned any legal proceedings against Pandey for “defaming” him, Verma said he has no such intentions.

Chandigarh Tribune February 15, 2009