Seems a ghost lodged FIR, recorded statement: Allahabad HC slams UP police
Prayagraj, Aug 9: The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against petitioner Purushottam Singh after uncovering a shocking series of events where the police registered an FIR based on a complaint from a person who had already been dead for years.
The court found it even more bizarre that a charge sheet was later filed based on a statement allegedly given by the deceased.
"It is very strange that a dead person has not only lodged an FIR but has also recorded his statement before the Investigating Officer," Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery remarked in his order passed on August 6.
"Thereafter, a vakalatnama has also been filed on behalf of him (the deceased) in the present case. It appears that all the proceedings are undertaken by a ghost," the court further noted.
The court directed the Kushinagar superintendent of police (SP) to conduct an investigation into the conduct of the investigating officer involved in the case.
The case traces back to an FIR filed in 2014 at Kotwali Hata police station in Kushinagar district. The FIR named Shabd Prakash as the informant, a man who had died on December 19, 2011.
According to official records, including a death certificate and the testimony of his wife, Prakash's death was confirmed and documented long before the FIR was lodged.
Despite this, during the investigation, the investigating officer allegedly recorded a statement as if Prakash were alive and capable of participating in legal proceedings.
A charge sheet was subsequently filed on November 23, 2014, with the deceased named as a prosecution witness.
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Counterfeit notes worth Rs 2.38 lakh seized in Bantwal, two arrested
Mangaluru: Punjalakatte Police have busted a fake currency racket near Pandavarakallu in Badagakajekkaru village of Bantwal taluk, arresting two persons and seizing counterfeit notes and other materials worth about Rs 7.96 lakh, Deccan Herald reported.
According to police, Sub-Inspector Rajesh K.V. received credible information on May 1 that two persons were allegedly transporting and storing counterfeit currency in a car at Koominadka near Pandavarakallu with the intention of circulating it for financial gain.
Acting on the tip-off, the police team raided the location and detained Mohammed Sameer (28) and Mohammed Irfan (26). Another accused, Rasheed Kundadka, managed to escape from the spot.
Police seized five bundles of counterfeit Rs 500 notes with a total face value of Rs 2.38 lakh. They also confiscated three mobile phones worth Rs 57,000 and the car allegedly used in the crime, valued at around Rs 5 lakh.
The total value of the seized items is estimated at Rs 7.96 lakh.
