Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Monday ordered a stay on the investigation against money lender Ramesh Desai, who is accused of abetting the suicide of Avnish Patel last month. Patel had killed his mother, wife and a son before committing suicide in his house in Pritamnagar. He left behind a note naming his persecutors, including Desai.
The city police booked Desai, accusing him of pressurizing Patel. He has been booked under Section 306, 107 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Desai has remained at large evading police, and approached HC to get the police complaint against him quashed.
During the hearing, Desai's counsel Krishnakant Vakharia argued that there is prima facie no case against the accused and the investigating agency had booked him only to harass him. Justice H N Devani sought explanation from state government asking for a reply by August 4. Till then, she has stayed police investigation into the case.