A Dalit disabled couple in Meerut was forced to crawl down to the senior superintendent of police’s (SSP’s) office, after local police officers failed to act on their report of theft on Monday.
Sanjeev Kumar and his spouse Savitri are paralysed from the waist down. The distressed couple broke in tears after they met the SSP and also threatened to commit suicide if the stolen amount of Rs 80,000 wasn’t recovered.
The couple alleged that the local police officers chased them away when they went to file a report of theft.
“Our penury and medical condition did not melt the hearts of the policemen. We will end our lives if we don’t get help,” Kumar told The Times of India.
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The couple said in their complaint to the police that the alleged robbery took place on July 4 and the thieves stole valuable ornaments and their lifetime savings of Rs 80,000.
The couple also revealed a possible suspect named Shimla. “Based on our suspicion, we had named a woman, Shimla. Later her husband Lakshman started harassing us for complaining to police,” Kumar said.
Rajendra Tyagi, SHO of Kharkhauda told TOI, “The victims have claimed that they were turned away from the police station. I apologise for that. I have asked him to draft a fresh complaint following which FIR will be lodged.”