Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam said there is no opportunity for the police to verify the authenticity of complaints when someone comes to file a case at a police station.
"Nowadays, people write their complaints themselves and bring them in. The police must register these as cases. It does not matter if they are true or false, there is no scope for verification," he said during a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy today, organised on the occasion of Police Week, reports The Daily Star.
"Later, investigations determine how much of the allegation is true and how much is false. We extract the truth through investigation and submit it to the court," he added.
The IGP further said, "Often, we are faced with unreasonable demands. Requests come in to detain someone, to release someone, to award someone."
He requested that "as far as possible, fewer unreasonable demands" be made to him.
However, Baharul Alam did not specify who makes such demands.
Referring to the situation after August 5 last year, the IGP said, "Since then, many have filed cases with dishonest intentions to extort money from people or to harass them. Perhaps 5–10 people committed the crime, but cases were filed naming another 300 individuals. Even yesterday, such a case was filed."
Instructions have already been issued to ensure that no one is arrested in a harassing manner. Only those against whom allegations are found to be true during investigation will be arrested, he added.
