The untimely demise of 25-year-old Kamal Dhyaani in a gaping road crater in Janakpuri has exposed glaring failures in Delhi’s safety infrastructure and policing. Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi convener Saurabh Bharadwaj didn’t mince words, pinning blame squarely on the administration and demanding the suspension of Police Commissioner Satish Golcha for what he termed a ‘conspiracy of negligence and concealment.’
According to Bharadwaj, police possession of the victim’s phone location could have saved his life, yet it was deliberately withheld from grieving relatives. This, he argued, was no accident but a orchestrated effort to protect higher-ups, culminating in attempts to smear the deceased as reckless.
Post-incident chaos saw Dhyaani’s loved ones rejected at six police stations, with zero FIRs filed and no repercussions for the SHOs. Bharadwaj highlighted the absence of safety barriers at the site, only erected later in a blatant ‘crime scene makeover’ under ministerial oversight.
CCTV cameras abound in the vicinity, yet police have stonewalled footage release, raising red flags about transparency. The AAP leader urged immediate disclosure of all recordings to unravel the sequence of events leading to the tragedy.
In a broader critique, AAP vows to pursue a thorough investigation, insisting the commissioner’s removal is essential to address not only the pothole peril but the institutional rot evident in suppressed evidence, ignored pleas, and fabricated safety narratives. Delhi’s residents deserve better, they say, as political pressure mounts for accountability.