AHMEDABAD:
J P Jadeja
, the police inspector of Sola police station alleged is in trouble after he and four of his subordinates allegedly tied up on Sanjay Dubey and took him through several localities of Chandlodia in a
public shaming procession
on Thursday.
Dubey’s aunt, Asha Dubey, a resident of New Ranip, has moved court against Jadeja, PSI
Jaydeepsinh Rana
, head constable
Veerbhadrasinh
and constables Gopalsinh and
Raghuveersinh
, stating that they tied up Sanjay with rope and took him on a public shaming procession and some 600 people gathered to watch the spectacle.
She told the court that no social distancing was maintained and few people were wearing masks. She stated that the area through which Sanjay was paraded has three Covid micro-containment zones.
She submitted that police personnel are servants of the state and cannot act against the rules framed by the state.
Jadeja denied the the allegations saying the accused is involved in serious offences and was taken to the crime scene for a spot panchnama and people had gathered around.
“We could not take him there in a vehicle as there is a vegetable market at the spot,” added Jadeja.
“We did not take out a procession but as he is notorious in the area, people gathered at the spot to see him,” said Jadeja.
DCP Zone 1
Ravindra Patel said Dubey was arrested for allegedly assaulting police personnel about a fortnight ago.
“There was another case pending against him in which Sola police had taken his custody from jail and had taken him to the spot for a panchnama, not for public shaming.”
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