MUMBAI:
Suspended
police officer
Sachin Vaze, facing trial in the case of
custodial death
of 2002 blast accused Khwaja
Yunus
, was
reinstated
due to “overwhelming scenario’’ because of Covid and needing more policemen on duty. Joint commissioner (administration) Nawal Bajaj, in an affidavit, said Vaze was suspended (2004-20) and “during pendency of criminal case, it was decided not to initiate departmental enquiry’’.
At the quarterly meeting to review suspended policemen on June 5, the review committee headed by police commissioner considered cases of officers including Vaze and three other constables. The CP considered the “large-scale infection’’ of Covid among policemen as a vital issue.
In October 2011, the state decided to have the committee take a decision on suspension if the case is pending for two years after filing a chargesheet.
Asiya Begum (72), mother of Yunus, filed a contempt petition against Mumbai police commissioner Parambir Singh in HC. The matter will come up for hearing on Friday.
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