Within the newest improvement within the alleged custodial torture of an Military official and his feminine good friend in Bharatpur police station of in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar metropolis, the Orissa Excessive Court docket has taken suo motu cognisance of the case. It has been alleged that the police illegally detained and tortured an Military officer and a girl good friend accompanying him.
The Military man belongs to the 22 Sikh Regiment of Indian Military and his feminine good friend is a practising lawyer. After the case got here to gentle, it triggered extreme public outrage over police atrocities.
The excessive courtroom initiated the suo motu proceedings within the case after Lieutenant Normal PS Shekhawat, Normal Officer Commanding & Colonel urged the Chief Justice to take cognizance, LiveLaw reported.
In keeping with the couple, they went to the police station on the night time of 15 September, to file a criticism towards a gaggle of individuals who had a scuffle with the couple on their approach again house. Nonetheless, as a substitute of registering the criticism, the police personnel current within the police station assaulted each the individuals.
Subsequently, an FIR was lodged towards the couple. Although the decrease courtroom denied bail, the woman was granted bail by the Excessive Court docket on September 18. The excessive courtroom ordered remedy of the lady within the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, who has been grievously injured.
The state had knowledgeable the excessive courtroom that the erring officers have been suspended pending the inquiry and ensured a good enquiry into the incident.
Subsequent to the incident, there was a sequence of allegations and counter-allegations between the victims and the police authorities.
On Monday, the Mohan Majhi authorities had ordered a time-bound judicial probe into custodial abuse of an Military officer and his fiancée in a Bhubaneswar police station.
The State House Division issued a notification saying, “whereas it has come to the discover of the State authorities that circumstances and counter circumstances have been lodged alleging misbehavior and assault on a girl and a serving military officer inside Bharatpur Police Station. The federal government is deeply involved concerning the difficulty and are of the opinion that, this being a matter of significant public significance, needs to be inquired into by a Fee of Inquiry underneath the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.”
Beforehand, the Nationwide Fee for Ladies had taken suo motu cognizance on this case.