HC dismisses suspended cop’s plea

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by suspended IPS officer Jawahar Singh urging quashing of an FIR against him in an alleged extortion case, saying it will not interfere with the probe.
A division bench of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice U D Salvi declined relief for Singh saying the magistrate had applied his mind to the matter and only then directed the police to register a FIR.“The police are supposed to investigate. We are not going to interfere at this stage,’’ said Justice Marlapalle. The judges directed the police to probe the matter and submit its report to the magistrate.