A case has been registered against four persons, including a woman, for allegedly assaulting an assistant sub-inspector inside a police station in district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred around 7.30 pm on April 6 at the Shantinagar Police Station in Bhiwandi when Assistant Sub-Inspector Arun Ganpat Gholap was on duty.
According to police, Saeed Khan and a woman, identified as Simran, arrived at the police station in connection with a case.
Khan allegedly created a disturbance and hit his head on a pillar in the premises, police said.
“When ASI Gholap attempted to intervene, Simran bit his left hand and injured him, besides obstructing him in his official work,” an officer said, citing the complaint.
Following the incident, the police registered a .
Apart from Saeed Khan and Simran, the FIR also names Jabbo Sayeed Khan and Mousim Sayeed Khan, who were present at the police station at the time, the officer said, adding that further investigation is underway.
Thane court acquits eight accused of attempting to murder cop in 2016
A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted eight men accused of a cop in 2016, citing the victim’s inability to identify the assailants and key prosecution witnesses turning hostile, PTI reported.
In her judgment delivered on April 6, Additional Sessions Judge VL Bhosale granted the benefit of the doubt to the accused, observing that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. A copy of the order was made available on Wednesday.
According to the prosecution, police constable Bhaskar Sonavane was assaulted with sticks and beer bottles outside a bar in the city’s Upvan area on April 21, 2016.
As per the news agency, the allegedly stemmed from a dispute between the hotel management and a customer named Kamlesh, whose brother Arun reportedly led a group of 10-15 people to the spot.
Sonavane, who was at the location to meet an informant, suffered a skull fracture and brain injuries in the assault, the court was told during the trial.
According to PTI, the eight accused had been facing charges of attempted murder under the Indian Penal Code.
The noted that the constable was unable to identify any of the accused as the assailants, as the incident took place at night, and he lost consciousness after being struck on the head.