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Bombay HC says Chembur cop’s C-summary report favoured accused
The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised a Chembur police officer, saying his conduct in investigating a caste certificate case prima facie showed an attempt to favour the accused and frustrate the petitioner's legal remedy. A bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata said the investigating officer, Police Inspector Anand Sahane, had 'exceeded his jurisdiction, prima facie with a view to help the accused person' and had tried to 'overreach this Court'.
The court was hearing a petition by advocate Chitra Salunke seeking transfer of the probe into an FIR against former BMC corporator Ramesh Kamble, who allegedly falsely claimed Scheduled Caste status. The court noted that the investigation started on 2 April but remained incomplete for nearly five months, and a 500-page C-summary report was filed only after the court raised concerns on 1 September. The bench called the report an 'orchestrated attempt' to frustrate Salunke's remedy.
The court directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to file a detailed affidavit addressing the allegations. The matter is next listed for 21 October.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Freepressjournal.in and Hindustan Times both report the court's strong criticism of the investigating officer, but they differ in the detail they lead with. Freepressjournal.in foregrounds the court's phrase 'orchestrated attempt' in its headline, while Hindustan Times leads with the phrase 'shoddy probe'. Both outlets reproduce the court's remarks that the officer 'dishonestly taken these steps only to favour' Kamble. The coverage is uniform straight reporting of the court's order, neither outlet adds comment or context beyond the bench's own words. The next hearing on 21 October will show whether the commissioner's affidavit addresses the court's concerns.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): freepressjournal.in (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
