Public Safety Research and Institutional Accountability
HRPF follows up police-related RTI requests and uses district crime records to support public-safety research and institutional accountability.
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About this project
HRPF uses lawful information requests and public-interest research to raise concerns about public safety and institutional accountability in Mandi Bahauddin. Its police-related RTI follow-up includes correspondence from December 2021 and proceedings before the Punjab Information Commission in March 2023. Separately, HRPF prepared an analysis of district crime records for January to August 2024 and shared concerns and recommendations with relevant officials and human-rights organisations.
The challenge
Community concerns about crime and investigations required reliable information and an accountable institutional response.
Our approach
HRPF seeks public information through the Punjab Right to Information framework, follows up with the responsible public information officers and the Punjab Information Commission, and uses available records to prepare public-interest analysis and recommendations.
What we aim to achieve
- Use district records to inform public-safety advocacy.
What we do
- Submitted and followed up police-related requests for public information.
- Pursued an RTI complaint before the Punjab Information Commission in March 2023.
- Analysed district crime records covering January to August 2024.
- Shared findings and recommendations with relevant officials and human-rights organisations.
- Requested follow-up on a police inquiry report in February 2025.
Results and lasting change
- Police correspondence and Information Commission orders document the RTI follow-up process.
- District crime analysis was prepared and communicated.
- The available records do not confirm compliance with every information request or implementation of the recommended policing reforms.
From plans to progress
Project timeline
30 December 2021
Police response correspondence
The District Police Officer informed the Central Police Office that a reply had already been sent on 21 December. The enclosed reply is not included in the available material.
3 March 2023
RTI complaint registered
The Punjab Information Commission registered the complaint and directed the police and traffic information officers to provide information or explain any lawful exemption.
17 March 2023
Request forwarded for response
The Central Police Office forwarded the information request to the District Police Officer, Mandi Bahauddin.
20 March 2023
Fresh notice issued
The Commission requested certified information within seven working days and scheduled further proceedings for 5 April 2023.
2024
District crime analysis
HRPF prepared and shared analysis of district crime records covering January to August 2024.
5 February 2025
Police inquiry follow-up requested
HRPF wrote to the Inspector General of Punjab Police asking for action on the inquiry report referred to in its representation. Subsequent action is not confirmed.
Police-station inquiry follow-up
A further representation concerning Kuthiala Sheikhan referred to an earlier inquiry and reminders, asking senior police authorities to act on the reported findings. These are HRPF’s representations and requested remedies; the material does not establish final disciplinary action or a court outcome.