Chief Minister Mayawati has repeatedly told the police not to ignore the complaints of citizens. But right here in Lucknow, the police have refused to register an FIR in a case two weeks ago, in which a police van knocked down two senior citizens, leaving one crippled and another fighting for life. And since there is no FIR, there was no investigation.

The left leg of one of the victims, meanwhile, had to be amputated. The cash relief of Rs 50,000 each that the district administration gave them has long been spent.

On July 8, Dr Dharam Singh (60) and Krishna Kumar Awasthi (70) were going on a motorcycle when a troops carrier hit them near the Krishna Nagar police station. The vehicle was being used to carry policemen for deployment along a route through which the Chief Minister was expected to pass. Both were rushed to a hospital from where they were referred to the Trauma Centre.

Making an entry in the general diary, the police released the driver and the vehicle.

According to police, in his statement, Lala Ram, driver of the troop carrier, said it was an accident. The motorcyclist was speeding and he had tried his best to save them. The district administration paid them compensation and the matter was dropped.

Since then, the families of the victims have made several rounds of the police station to register a case against the driver of the carrier, but to no effect. In fact, every time they go, they say they have to face humiliation.

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