If you make noise about too much noise, you can end up like this Nitin Yeshwantrao | TNN An activist was allegedly beaten up by a policeman on Friday after he sought to pursue his complaint against the noise pollution by a local dahihandi mandal on Thursday. Activist Pradeep Indulkar claimed he was punched by inspector R S Shirtod inside Naupada police station on Friday. He reportedly went to the police station to enquire about a complaint he tried to file on Thursday against deafening music blared by a mandal. “I asked them about the legal action taken against the mandal for violating the law. Instead of responding to my complaint, senior inspector J D More flared up. He got off his chair and held my hands while Shirtod repeatedly punched me on my face and my eyes,’’ Indulkar said. However, the cops developed cold feet when Indulkar complained of dizziness and demanded a police escort to the Thane civil hospital for medicalexamination.Aconstable accompanied him to the hospital where he was treated for eye injuries and discharged. “ I n d u l k a r h a d ap - proached the Naupada police on Thursday evening complaining about the blaring music on the streets at Naupada and Panchpakhadi by mandals organizing dahihandievents.HewenttoNaupada police station at around 7pm and met sub-inspector Archana Daundkar, requesting her to check the decibel levels and register a complaint against the mandal,’’ said activist Nitin Deshpande. He said Indulkar was detained in the police station till 10pm but his complaint was not registered. “Indulkar called up the police control room four to five times to complain about police’s inaction.After returning home, he sent a mail to police commissioner K P Raghuvanshi about the Naupada police’s behaviour, ’’ Deshpande said. When he didn’t receive any response on Friday, Indulkar again approached Naupada police to know the status of his complaint. Senior inspector More denied that Indulkar was beaten up. But Bipin Kumar Singh, joint commissioner of police, said, “We have asked DCP Ashok Dudhe to look into the charges against the Naupada police officials.” NOT MUSIC TO THE EARS What You Can Do Noise meter or analog meter is available in the market for Rs 2,800. You can also download a free noise meter app on Android phones Maintain a chart recording noise levels at various times of day. Start it a few days prior to the festival or function to establish ambient noise levels Complain to the police control room at 100 and 103, if decibel levels go higher than allowed limits due to loudspeakers or use of musical instruments Ensure that you get a complaint number to follow up One can also file a complaint directly with the commissioner of police and deputy commissioner of police. The complaint can be filed through the Mumbai police’s official website Legal action can also be taken. A complaint can be filed in the magistrate’s court under the Environment Protection Act 1986. But a notice period of 60 days is mandatory to be given for the purpose
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:42:52 +0000
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