These are tumultuous times for the Indian police, especially the Delhi police, in their bid to maintain law and order. After losing the debate inside Parliament, certain elements have regrettably chosen to take some contentious issues out to the streets. This reminds a reader of the classic situation summed up as: (You’re) damned if you do and damned if you don’t. He is answerable to the law and to the law alone.”I do not think the position is different in India. In a democracy such as ours we certainly need a civilised and humane police.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2019 18:33 UTC