NEW DELHI, April 12 -- It is well established that the role and functions of the police in brief are to uphold and enforce the law impartially, besides protect life, liberty, property, promote and preserve public order.
Simply said, law enforcement is about keeping the society safe. But how far the police should go in enforcing the law has seen a lot of debates last week.
Yes, 35-year-old Sub Inspector Reena Baxal of Sarat Police Station in Odisha's Mayurbhanj District had to face the wrath of her superiors on charges of gross misconduct and dereliction of duty for making an eight-month pregnant woman walk for three kilometres.
According to media reports, a motorcyclist, proceeding with his pregnant wife (who was not wearing a helmet)...