The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Amit Kumar Vaishya has taken cognisance against the then Garhwa SP Mohamad Arshi, ASI Munna Singh and bodyguard Gorelal Kuar, in a complaint petition filed by advocate Ashish Dubey. After perusal of statements of Ashish Dubey and six others witnesses, the court has taken cognisance of offences under sections 323, 325/379/504 and 506/34 of the IPC against the SP, his bodyguard and ASI in the complaint case 836/2018 filed in the CJM court here.
Complainant, Ashish Dubey, has alleged in his petition that one dozen policemen including bodyguard of SP Gorelal Kuar, ASI Munna Singh, ASI Ram Badan Singh, Bondo Soren constable, officer in-charge Lakshmi Kant Pandey, Ramlakhan Ram, Arbind Paswan, Navnit Kumar Singh, Bablu Prasad, Brajesh Prasad Yadav, had thrashed him after instigation of SP Arshi. Due to assault, he got serious injuries. Later, accused persons lodged him in police lock up without food and water whole night. He was released on PR bond in the next morning. He was treated at Sadar Hospital, Garhwa and later referred to RIMS, Ranchi for better treatment.
After hearing the plea of the complainant’s advocate, Bhrigu Nath Chaubey, the court took cognisance against the SP, his bodyguard and ASI Munna Singh and issued notice to them to be present in the court on December 16. So far other accused persons are concerned there is no specific and sufficient evidence material to proceed further.