For 21-year-old Abhishek Kashyap, joining the Delhi Police was his lifelong ambition but it was fated otherwise. However, sheer negligence on the part of the same police force took his life. Grieving family members told The Pioneer that after the health of Abhishek’s father started deteriorating, he took it upon himself to feed the family and started working as a Disc Jockey.
Last year on Diwali, Abhishek’s paternal uncle died, leaving behind a wife and two children. “In the aftermath of the death of his chacha and the deteriorating health of his own father, who worked as an Ola cab driver, Abhishek was working very hard to feed the seven family members,” said Rohit, Abhishek’s cousin.
Weeping outside their house in the D block of the Shakur Basti area, Abhishek's mother Sumita said, “My son wanted to join the Delhi Police. He was preparing for the exams. Last year, he missed the selection round by failing the running test by one minute.
My son meant everything to me. If the police had been there, my son would not have died,”
Ironically, Abhishek’s house is separated from the Netaji Subhash Place Police Station by a local district park.
Abhishek’s cousin told The Pioneer, “Abhishek was the eldest among three siblings. He was working hard to sustain his family. His father worked as a cab driver for Ola.”
Priyanka, Abhishek's sister said, “My brother was a simple person. He never wasted money. It was only last month that he bought a new mobile phone Redmi note. The police have not bothered to return his mobile phone and wallet, which includes his driving license.”