In a case of mistaken identity, the Commissionerate police here on Saturday apologised for arresting a wrong man and forwarding him to court from where he was remanded to jail custody. Family members of the victim, however, demanded compensation for causing trauma to them and stringent action against the erring policemen.
Executing a six-year-old NBW, the Lalbag police of the city had arrested one Chandan Moharana of Chandini Chowk here on the night of March 11. He was forwarded to a local court, which in turn remanded him to jail custody on the next day.
Despite the family members’ appeal that Chandan was innocent; he is behind the bars for over 12 days now.“After inquiry, it was revealed that the arrested person was in no way involved in the 2013 March criminal case. Since his name and address matched with that of the name and address mentioned in the arrest warrant, he was arrested,” said the Police commissioner Satyajit Mohanty and regretted for the trauma and inconvenience caused to the family of Chandan.
Mohanty assured the family of adequate cooperation from the police to ensure that Chandan is released from the jail as soon as possible with his dignity intact. “We will appeal to the court pleading that the arrested person was not guilty and his arrest was a case of mistaken identity,” the Police Commissioner said.