In a shocking incident, a 32-year old man was beaten to death for objecting to some youths urinating on the roadsides in North Delhi.
The deceased—Ravinder was an e-rickshaw driver and tried to stop two-three youths on the road on Saturday evening. The duo told Ravinder that they would get back at him later, and left the place in another e-rickshaw. They got off near Kirori Mal College.
Around 8 PM, the duo, along with 10 others, returned to the metro station and attacked Ravinder.
Another e-rickshaw driver, who tried to intervene, was also assaulted.
According to the police investigation, the youths were drunk and had used iron knuckles and stones wrapped with towels to kill the man.
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“Ravinder noticed two-three youths, who appeared to be students, urinating on the roadside. Ravinder was fed up of this and told them that their habit led to bad smell and poor hygiene in the area,” said the DCP.
After Ravinder stopped the two men from urinating they threatened him and later on the youths came up with their friends and beaten up Ravinder to death. Ravinder was immediately taken to the hospital and later, on Sunday evening Ravinder succumbed to his injuries.
The Legislative Department of the Law Ministry is working on a model law, which will allow the states to implement it according to the local requirements, PTI reported.
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"The Constitution has put sanitation and related issues in the state list. Therefore, there cannot be a central law... But cleanliness goes beyond a state's boundary. Thus, government plans a model law which can be adopted by states and modified as per their requirements," PTI quoted officials.
People in past have been penalised for such offences. According to a Times of India report, Agra police had arrested 109 men in 48 hours and sending culprits for 24 hours of jail time for urinating in public. These arrests were made under Section 34 of the Police Act (Punishment for certain offences such as inconvenience, annoyance to passengers or residents in public places, roads, etc). According to the Indian Jurisdiction, there is no particular law or section against anybody urinating publicly. But, according to Section 290 in The Indian Penal Code. 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.—Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. And accompanied by this Section 34 of the IPC gives the power to the police to make an arrest of whoever commits crime publicly.
However, the Delhi police have confirmed that they have registred a case against the youths and special teams have been formed to identify and nab the killers.
(With PTI Inputs)
