On Saturday, a Local Court directed a Delhi Police Investigation Officer and concerned Station House Officer (SHO) to remain present in the Court while seeking a report from senior Police officials regarding the allegations of manhandling an accused & his lawyer during surrender before Tihar Jail following a Court order.
According to the application moved by lawyer of the accused, "On Friday morning, when the counsel along with the accused entered the Tihar jail compound through PHQ Gate, unknown persons came from near the water park & pounded on the accused as well as the counsel. In the meantime, two-three police personnel also forcefully entered the jail & manhandled the accused as well as the counsel & forcefully took away the accused in a car."
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Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma, Tihar Court complex directed concerned Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to file a report regarding the whereabouts of the accused & the current status of the investigation in this case under his own signature.
The Court also observed that this is a "serious disregard" to the orders of this court & "cannot be tolerated" at any cost. The concerned Investigation Officer, as well as the SHO, have been directed to be present before the Court.
Meanwhile, the Court also conducted a preliminary inquiry on the said incident & questioned Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Home Guard personnel (who were on duty & present there) about the identity of the persons who had entered the compound & attacked & manhandled the accused & his lawyer.
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The CRPF official confirmed that he checked the IDs of the concerned personnel & said that they were Police Officials. He has also confirmed that the said personnel attacked & manhandled the accused as well as his lawyer.
The counsels who represented the accused are Advocate Anwar Ahmed Khan & Advocate Purushendra Bhardwaj.
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