Lawyers’ body alleges assault by policeman

January 24, 2020 01:53 am | Updated 01:53 am IST - Mumbai

The Vikhroli Bar Association on Thursday sought action against senior police inspector Sanjay Dalvi, Vikhroli police station, for allegedly assaulting one of its members on Wednesday.

As per a letter addressed to DCP (Zone VII) Akhilesh Singh and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vikhroli, around 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday advocate Aniket Yadav was criminally confined and physically and verbally assaulted at Vikhroli police station. The association has demanded a departmental enquiry, failing which it has warned of a peaceful protest.

Mr. Dalvi said Mr. Yadav and his uncle Praveen were charged for interfering with the FIR registration in a molestation case. “They were fined ₹1,200 for not being in court. There is a code of conduct one has to follow,” he said. Mr. Singh said he hasn’t received the letter, but will look into the complaint when received.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.