Action will be taken against top cop if he has made honour killing comment: Akhilesh

Lucknow/New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said action would be initiated against a senior police officer of the state if he has made the honour killing comment.

Akhilesh said that the senior officer should respect the dignity of his post.

"It is true that through you (media) the statement of a senior police officer has come. If that is the statement, then it is a very wrong statement because one expects justice from the police. If an officer holds such a high post and does not take his rank seriously then action, will be initiated against him," Akhilesh said.

"I have already told you that if the officer has made such comment, then action will be initiated against him. I would urge you (media) that you show the event, but you never show the action initiated by us. I again assure you whoever will break the law, the law will take its own course and action would be initiated against them within the law," he added.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma had earlier on Wednesday expressed her anger and dismay over the police officer's comment, saying that the Uttar Pradesh Government should suspend the latter.

"The way I see it the DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) has turned away from his responsibilities. It is his responsibility that if a person, be it a male or a female comes to him for help, he is entitled to help them. The response that he has given is very cowardly and this is not right. I demand that the State Government suspend him and then investigate why he gave such a response," Sharma said.

Minister of State for Home Jitender Singh had also condemned the honour killing comment, saying sensitivity should be maintained while listening to the complaint of everybody.

Saharanpur DIG Satish Mathur has allegedly been caught on camera telling the father of a missing girl that had she been his daughter, he 'would have killed her and committed suicide'.

The IPS officer allegedly made the callous remark when Shaukeen Mohammed approached the police to track down his daughter, saying he believed she had eloped.

The local journalists, who were present at the police station, allegedly recorded the comments of the senior police official on camera. (ANI)