The Maharashtra government has sacked one suspended policeman and slapped compulsory retirement on two others with immediate effect in connection with the April 16 Palghar lynching case in which two sadhus and their driver were lynched by a mob. The orders for dismissal and retirement were issued late on Saturday by Konkan Range Inspector General of Police Niket Kaushik. "Following a departmental enquiry, Assistant Police-Inspector Anandrao Kale has been served with dismissal orders while his colleagues -- Assistant Sub-Inspector Ravi Salunkhe and Constable Naresh Dhodi -- have been compulsorily retired," Palghar Police Spokesperson Sachin Navadkar told news agency IANS. While 11 juvenile accused were granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board, 10 other accused (adults) were granted default bail as the chargesheet against them was not filed within the mandatory 90-days. The accused have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Disaster Management Act, Epidemic Diseases Act, Maharashtra Police Act, Maharashtra Damage to Public Property (Amendment) Act with charges pertaining to murder, attempt to murder, armed rioting, using criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging his duties, etc.

Source: dna August 31, 2020 07:52 UTC