Author: Pramod Kumar Singh/New
Delhi
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: November 8, 2002
Dr Hari Krishna, the man who claimed
to have "witnessed" the two terrorists being "shot in cold blood" by a
Delhi Police team in Ansal Plaza on Sunday, was not even on the premises
when the encounter took place.
Verification of the parking tickets
issued by the contractor of the basement parking has found that the doctor's
Toyota Qualis (DL- 3CV-0692) was not parked on Sunday evening. The doctor's
movements on that evening were checked, which revealed that he never visited
Ansal Plaza on that day at all.
Therefore his claim that he kept
an eye on the "proceedings" from the McDonald's restaurant inside the plaza
complex, is outlandish.
He told a newspaper that since he
was brushed aside by the police he went to the restaurant with his wife
and son and kept an eye on the proceedings from there. Anybody who has
gone to the Ansal Plaza McDonald's would know that to observe the "proceedings"
one would have had to be able to see through concrete walls.
A close look at 'Dr Dubious' reveals
quite a few interesting facts. Dr Krishna is known as a trouble-maker in
the Chitaranjan Park Police Station. Two criminal cases have been registered
against him in Agra while a case of attempted murder (FIR No-75/2002) has
been registered against his sons Tanmay and Nayan at Pippal Police Station
in Aligarh.
Dr Krishna, a resident of M-219
(top floor), Greater Kailash, had claimed that he watched the encounter
from a distance of two meters while he was waiting for his turn to park
his vehicle. All vehicles in the vicinity were hit by bullets, yet Dr Hari
Krishna's Qualis escaped untouched.
He had even claimed that being a
doctor he could make out that those killed in the encounter were heavily
sedated. They were unable to walk properly. Perhaps then being a doctor,
he could also elaborate on how the "heavily sedated" men drove down to
the plaza.
Dr Hari Krishna's claim of being
a cancer specialist is equally questionable. A signboard dangling at the
entrance of his residence has several degrees against his name. He is a
"cancer specialist" with MSc (Zoology), DF-Hom (London), AFAZ, MBBT(Homeo),
DLCS, MRSH (London) degrees. None of these degrees qualify for medical
practice. He is neither a homoeopath nor a practitioner of Ayurveda.
His immediate neighbours on the
condition of anonymity told The Pioneer that Dr Krishna operates very secretively.
No one knows what he practices and how he got those degrees from London.
The man who created such a ruckus over the issue could not be found in
his clinic-cum-residence, when this reporter visited his place. His assistant
Ms Pinki Pant said Dr Hari Krishna is not in town and he could be contacted
over his mobile. Ms Pant had told Inspector Yad Ram that Dr Krishna had
left for Australia. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Security, RP Upadhyay
visited M-219 on Thursday to assess the security threat to the doctor.
The doctor had earlier expressed apprehension about safety to his life.
After he was provided with armed guards, he went into hiding. The man refuses
to take the security cover, while his well-wishers petitioned the National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday, asking for protection to his
life. Three armed constables have been posted on the three corners of the
house, but ironically, the person to be protected is missing from his residence.
His driver Manjiv Kumar said he did not drive the doctor on Sunday as he
was not on duty. Dr Krishna did not meet him. He was told by Pinki that
the doctor had gone out of station. Dr Krishna's neighbours said he is
an unpredictable character, prone to mischief. Ms Mehra, who stays on the
ground floor of the same building said: "He is a quack who charges his
patients exorbitantly. Nobody in the vicinity likes his ways."
Investigation by The Pioneer found
that Dr Krishna's antagonism towards the police has its own history. He
has been chargesheeted by the Agra Police under sections 498A/323/504/506
of the Indian Penal Code (FIR No-379/2002). His daughter-in-law had lodged
a FIR at Kotwali Police Station in Agra against Dr Krishna, his wife and
son Tanmay. He and his family members are out on bail. Another criminal
case has been registered against him (FIR No-408/2002) at New Agra Police
Station. He somehow got a case of kidnapping registered against Tanmay's
in-laws. Tanmay however, returned on his own after three days. He was severely
reprimanded for lodging a false case. He did not learn any lessons from
that episode. He lodged a complaint with the Chitaranjan Park Police Station
that the father of his daughter-in-law tried to kidnap his younger son
Nayan. The police did not find any merit in the complaint. He approached
a Delhi court which ordered a registration of a case under sections 365/511/506
against the in-laws of his son Tanmay. Subsequent investigation found the
case to be false and motivated.
