Commission of inquiry

25 Feb 2016

In power

BJP — Haryana

Acted

State government, Haryana

By an order of 25 February 2016 the Home Department appointed Prakash Singh, IPS (retd), to inquire into acts of omission and commission by police and civil officers during the agitation from 7 to 22 February and to report within 45 days, and to suggest improvements to the law-and-order system within a further month. An order of 3 March appointed Vijai Vardhan (IAS) and K.P. Singh (IPS) to assist him. The committee heard 2,217 persons and reported on 13 May 2016, naming officers in its district chapters. Singh told PTI that about 90 officials were guilty of deliberate negligence, a third of them in Rohtak; The Quint, with agency inputs, reported nearly 30. The report was made public on 31 May. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) P.K. Das was moved from the Home Department a day after it was submitted, and DGP Yashpal Singal had been moved a few days before. In August 2016 Singh said the Home Department had written that his second report was not needed [5][3][1][2][7][6][4]

• 30 killed during the agitation (20 rioters and 10 others), said Prakash Singh committee (para 7.5) [5]
• 208 injured during the agitation (123 rioters, 15 others, 55 policemen, 11 CAPF, 4 Army), said Prakash Singh committee (para 7.5) [5]
• 320 injured during the agitation, said The Quint (with agency inputs) [1]
• about 90 officials found guilty of deliberate negligence, said Prakash Singh (as reported by PTI) [3]
• nearly 30 officers and officials held responsible for an inadequate response, said The Quint (with agency inputs) [1]

Draft. Written with AI help from the sources listed. Not yet checked by a person. 5 claims are held back until sourced. Report an error