Even as Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) issued a notice to the state's director general of police (DGP) for the police apathy leading to the death of an injured youth at a police station in Indore recently, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday advised them in khaki to be like Singham, an ideal police officer in a hit Bollywood movie by the same name.

Ironically, the chief minister failed to take a strong stand on the issue, failing the expectations of the victim's family.

At a seminar attended by senior police officials of the state, Chouhan said, "If someone is immoral or unethical then they don't deserve to be in the police department. During their training, they are made to understand the objective of the job. Singham was a film but if policemen actually become fearless and honest, it will be great."

The chief minister was referring to a superhit flick in which actor Ajay Devgn, named as Bajirao Singham, fights the system as a junior police officer of Goa and unites the entire force against an influential criminal-turned-politician.

Chouhan's statement came amidst the state police drawing flak over the death of teenaged youth Ravi Dangi, who was attacked by three known persons for resisting their move of teasing his sister on Tuesday. He was stabbed following which he was taken to a police station in Indore where he was kept waiting for nearly an hour rather than being rushed to a hospital. The boy was declared dead when he finally reached the hospital.

When the media approached the inspector general (IG) of police of Indore region, Anuradha Shankar, a day later she denied the callousness on part of the men in khaki instead of sympathising with the victim's family and assuring action against the culprits. She even removed the media microphones on being questioned about the delay in registering a case.

