CHANDIGARH: The Western Command Headquarters here have, meanwhile, categorically denied any involvement of their jawans in the Nehan incident, in which men of Himachal Pradesh police and Home Guards were beaten up by suspected Army jawans. Ruling out the hand of even the Central Command, an Amy spokesman said, “We have no information what so ever about it, which we would have had, even if the Central Command had carried out any such action.” Addressing a Press conference, on April 3, he instead accused the police of stage managing the entire event, the day Brig S.S. Mann began inquiring into the Paonta incident, to save themselves from repercussions of being al fault.
The beating up and humiliation of Captain Gajender Singh went unreported by both the Press and the police and no action was taken against the erring police officers, the spokesman said, He produced a copy of the medical examination report of Captain, which contrary to the sacrament of Inspector General of Police HQ, R.P.Kurvel, says he was not in the state of intoxication, The medical examination which was conducted on Gajender’s request, lists bruises and cuts on his body.
Late on Friday evening, Deputy Commissioner K.C.Verma had informed Brig Mann about the willingness of “guilty” police officers to publicly apologize for the Paonta incident.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 8, 1994
