The Delhi police on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology to the Delhi high court for not coming up with a satisfactory status report in connection with the case of the shocking gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student by six men on a moving bus in the national capital last month.
The police has also submitted a fresh report containing the details of the name of the policemen who were present at the time when the 23-year-old victim and her friend sought help. The report also says that the role of the police control room van is being examined.
In view of the public outcry over negligence shown by the Delhi police, the court had directed it to file a detailed report on the PCR vans deployed that night and what action it had taken against the cops found in dereliction of their duties.
During the hearing on Wednesday, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain criticised the Delhi police for not mentioning in its status report the names of the policemen on PCR duty in the area that night.
"Till today, you are not giving the names. What is the difficulty?
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You cannot hold back the names like this. We are not happy. Earlier also, we had expressed our unhappiness, even then, you are not giving the names. What actions have you taken so far," the bench said.