Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday tore the city police because it did not act on the violence and the threat of deaths that followed the marriage between pairs of young couples and asked the Hemant Nagrale police chief to appear and explain.
“They come from other states.
Beating people in this city.
And you do nothing?” Said the holiday bench from Judge S Kathawalla and Abhay Ahuja, added, “Goonda-Gardi is absolute in town.” The judges gaze that even though the woman filed a complaint about being taken to Gujarat and being raped, Powai police did not act.
The court has found the situation of this couple so precarious so last week ordered a 24-hour police protection for them, by saying “We do not want something like a respectable murder”.
Police Commissioner appeared through video conferencing later on and convincing the investigation high court.
“We will ask for a mistake,” Nagral to the judges.
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