Karnataka HC initiates suo-motu petition on police assault on advocate
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday recorded the suspension of six police officers involved in an assault against an advocate in Chikkamagaluru while hearing a suo-motu petition.
''Considering the seriousness of the matter and the fact that there was dereliction of duty by six police officers of Chikkamagaluru Town Police Station, of which one is an assistant sub-inspector, four are constables and one is a sub-inspector, they are kept under suspension by an office order dated December 1," said the court in its order, after noting a submission by the Advocate General.
The court also asked the advocates to not take ''extreme steps'' like abstaining from court proceedings.
The case pertains to one advocate Preetham who was stopped by the police on market road on Thursday night for riding a bike without helmet. After an argument, he was taken to the police station where he was allegedly beaten up. After protests by advocates, a case was registered against the six policemen.
The Advocate General filed a memo before the bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit giving details of the action taken by the police department in the issue.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
