Ashish Kumar Dubey, a lawyer practicing in the Garhwa Civil Court, has accused SP Garhwa of assault by the latter’s personal security. The victim's advocate said that on Monday at around 8:30 in evening, on the instructions of SP Garhwa, his personal guards thrashed Dubey openly on the road and lodged him in police hajat. The victim said that since he is the lawyer in a case against a powerful person of the State, he was attacked.
The district police, on the other hand, issued a press release saying that on Monday evening, there was a traffic jam at Ranka more at around 8:30. The SP was returning from patrolling, calling PCR vehicles and instructing them to free the jam immediately. After reaching his residential office, the SP was informed by the traffic police that a person has been brought to the police station, who was standing in the middle of the road near Ranka more,making video of the vehicles passing around, including women and children. By doing this, the traffic was getting interrupted. He refused to the police personnel to withdraw from the road and make video. He also used abusive words to the police personnel and got entangled with the policemen. Police personnel had to force them to withdraw from the middle of the road and bring the police station.
The release said that after the investigation, it was found that the person's name is Ashish Dubey, an advocate by profession. And earlier, he has been posting objectionable posts on Facebook etc. and actively tried to spread tension on the road during bandh. In the past, there was a situation of tension in Garhwa. At that time, he was released from the police station after warning. An entry was also against him at the police station earlier. Police seized his mobile phone to check with their consent.
Meanwhile, on the complaint of the District Bar Association, Principal District and Sessions Judge directed the DC for medical examination. DC ordered to medical examination headed by SDO Garhwa. The advocate has been referred to RIMS for better treatment and his condition is stable.