The petitioner argues that such mock drills show bias and prejudice against the Muslim community
Mumbai:
Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad Court in a temporary order restricted the police from conducting mock drills in which officers posing as terrorists were shown to belong to a particular community.
Such mock drills are conducted by police to test their readiness to deal with a variety of emergencies, including terrorist attacks.
The Supreme Court is hearing a public interest lawsuit (PIL) filed by activist Sayed Usama alleging that fake drills conducted by the police department depict costumes and slogans. to indicate that the terrorists are Muslims.
A bench of Judges Mangesh Patil and AS Chapalgaonkar on February 3 directed the prosecutor to present to the court the principles of organizing mock drills.
The petitioners argue that such mock drills show bias and prejudice against the Muslim community, and send the message that terrorists belong only to a particular religion.
PIL made an exception for three mock drills held in Ahmednagar, Chandrapur and Aurangabad districts where policemen, who acted as terrorists in mock drills, dressed up as men from the community. Muslim community.
“The petitioner, a social activist, obviously a Muslim, raised the issue in the public interest. He did not accept the police department’s conduct of maneuvers. presumption from the costumes and chanting slogans as to indicate that the terrorist is a Muslim,” the court said.
The Bench, while posting the matter for further hearing on February 10, said, “Until the next day, there will be no hypothetical drills describing the people of a particular community as the terrorists.”
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