A month after they booked the state women's panel chief for a similar offence, Delhi Police have given out details of a rape survivor.
Senior officers of the Delhi Police at a press conference on Thursday gave out details of girl who was abducted, raped and brutalised ten years ago by eight traffickers.
The police took credit for nabbing the culprits and everything was going fine till one of the reporters present at the press conference noticed that certain details about the trafficked girl were mentioned in the press release.
The release mentioned the name of the survivor, her mother, her address and the name of her sister. When the reporter approached Addl DCP RS Sagar and pointed out the mistake, he smilingly said it would not matter as the victim was not staying there any longer.
The police officer also said mentioning the mother's name in the release was not a problem. The reporter insisted again, but his words were ignored and the press release was sent from the DCP office.
After seven hours, the Delhi Police woke up to their mistake and issued a Whatsapp alert to a group of journalists requesting them not to carry the name. The DCP also started calling up reporters, but the damage was already done.
Unless the officials are caught up with other work, a Delhi Police press release is scanned at various levels - from the ACP-rank official to the district DCP - before it is sent to the media cell.
In July, the Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, Swati Maliwal, for disclosing the identity of a rape survivor from Burari. The FIR dated July 26 was registered under IPC section 228 (a) - disclosure of the identity of the victim of certain offences.
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