The techie alleged that he was harassed, and the Commissioner took note of the incident when the techie's mother and sister were summoned to the police station.
After Bengaluru-based techie Ashok Koyi alleged that Halasurugate Police Station booked him under stringent sections for taking part in anti-CAA protests, City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has asked for the DCP to review the sections. Ashok was part of the protest which was held on December 30, 2019, at Mysore Bank Circle in Bengaluru, and was asked by a policeman to come to the Halasurugate Police Station. While he was part of a large group of protesters, he was isolated as he was looking for others to join him in protest to march to the detention centre in Nelamangala. Following this, he was booked under stringent sections. On Thursday, a note signed by the Commissioner, which was given to Ashok, lists the sections under which Ashok has been booked, and asks DCP Central Chetan Singh Rathore to review the sections. The note asks if Ashok’s actions warrant such “heinous sections” and Ashok is to produce the same to DCP Rathore. Ashok has been booked under Sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 179 (refusing to answer public servant authorised to question), 505 B (making statement intended to cause fear, or alarm the public) of the Indian Penal Code. He was granted interim bail on the same day as he had to appear for a law exam, a degree which he is pursuing alongside his fulltime job. Speaking to TNM, the DCP said, “He (Ashok) is yet to approach me with the petition. We will go through it and verify what direction the Commissioner has given. Then, we will take action as per law and rules.” Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao earlier reacted to the incident on Twitter after it was pointed out that Ashok’s mother and sister were asked by Halasurugate Police Station to report to the police station for questioning. A formal note addressing his sister was also handed over by the police at his residence. Which Police Station and who called, matter will be taken seriously.... — Bhaskar Rao IPS (@deepolice12) January 1, 2020 Speaking to TNM, Ashok said, “First, the police deceived me by telling me that first, they will just speak with me in the station. Then, they seized my belongings and threatened to book me under sections of the anti-terror law as I was not furnishing my address. They said that will teach me a lesson for the next 50 years of my life.” However, Ashok said that he was not aware at the time that this is illegal as he was not told that it was not an official inquiry. “...they had led me to the police station to talk to me as a brother. After I initially refused to answer, they took my driving license and reached my old address. From there, they got my sister’s number and called her. Why would they harass my family when they know that they have no involvement in the protests.” Police have seized his bike and mobile phone. In addition to this, Ashok said his hall ticket was also taken as police told him they the items have been used to commit the crime. He added, “This is just another way of harassing me. Instead of giving me a hall ticket, they wrote a letter and sent a policeman alongside me to paint me as some kind of a criminal in front of other students. Now without the bike, I have to spend a lot of money on commuting. I don’t have a spare phone, so I have to depend on the help of others to even contact somebody.” “While the charge of not providing the information is a bit grey, the other two charges of assaulting a police officer and the other one are completely cooked up,” he said. His case will be heard again by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the second week of February.
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