My Memoria Miscellany
What would you call it?
A natural reaction or human rights violation?
By Amba Charan Vashishth
It was some time in 1966 that a pickpocket ran away with money after piercing his victim’s pocket from Main Bus Stand in Sector 17, Chandigarh. The policeman on duty ran after him. In the meantime he saw a fellow policeman coming from the opposite direction towards which the pickpocket was running.
“Hey!” shouted the policeman following the pickpocket to his counterpart. “Catch hold of him. He is a pickpocket”.
Now the pickpocket was left with no escape route. He had a policeman both sides – in front and on the back. The policeman coming from the other side overpowered him holding him tight in both his hands. The pickpocket took out a knife from his pocket and pierced it through the policeman’s stomach. The latter fell on the ground and died instantly.
The constable following him and other people overpowered the culprit. In the meantime more policemen came. Seeing the condition of their colleague bleeding and dying on the road, they went out with rage. They beat him mercilessly with everything they could catch hold – their sticks, their booted foot and what not. His face swelled. It looked as if his eyes would come out.
The accused was arrested, medically examined and presented before the court.
But what would you call it -- A natural human reaction or a human right violation?
What would you call it?
A natural reaction or human rights violation?
By Amba Charan Vashishth
It was some time in 1966 that a pickpocket ran away with money after piercing his victim’s pocket from Main Bus Stand in Sector 17, Chandigarh. The policeman on duty ran after him. In the meantime he saw a fellow policeman coming from the opposite direction towards which the pickpocket was running.
“Hey!” shouted the policeman following the pickpocket to his counterpart. “Catch hold of him. He is a pickpocket”.
Now the pickpocket was left with no escape route. He had a policeman both sides – in front and on the back. The policeman coming from the other side overpowered him holding him tight in both his hands. The pickpocket took out a knife from his pocket and pierced it through the policeman’s stomach. The latter fell on the ground and died instantly.
The constable following him and other people overpowered the culprit. In the meantime more policemen came. Seeing the condition of their colleague bleeding and dying on the road, they went out with rage. They beat him mercilessly with everything they could catch hold – their sticks, their booted foot and what not. His face swelled. It looked as if his eyes would come out.
The accused was arrested, medically examined and presented before the court.
But what would you call it -- A natural human reaction or a human right violation?
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