Vijay Malepu; Mumbai, Feb 27 (PTI)
The Maharashtra Government has set up police committees to look into the criminal complaints and requests for security received from RTI activists and social workers in view of a spurt in attacks on them.
The panels have been set up at Maharashtra state police, Commissionerate and district levels in keeping with a Bombay High order.
"These committees would take serious note of the complaints received from activists and immediately act on them. We have formed these committees as per the order Bombay High Court order," Pravin Dixit, Principal Secretary (Home), told PTI.
At Maharashtra police level, a three-member committee, headed by Additional Director General (Law & Order) Satyapal Singh, has been put in place. A special IG from Law and Order and State CID wings each would be the other members.
The top level panel will hold meetings every month with 86 more committees two each at 10 Commissionerates and two each at 33 districts set up to look into the demands of security by the activists and their complaints, official sources said.
These committees will share information and prepare a comprehensive data of complaints and crimes related to the activists. The data would be provided to Home department as and when required, they said.
According to activists, this year alone at least five attacks took place on RTI and social activists in Maharashtra.
Over 25 attacks were reported last year, including at least 10 murderous assaults, on them across India.
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