The senior police officials allegedly went to a man’s house despite the Gujarat high court’s order to the contrary.
Two senior cops of the Gandhigram police station in Rajkot have been allegedly charged with contempt of court. JB Babariya (PSI) and Pravin Sinh (ASI) of Gandhigram police station allegedly went to a man's house defying the Gujarat high court order in connection with the custody of a five-year-old boy.
The divorced parents of the boy had been fighting a custody battle for the child. Earlier, DNA has reported that the division bench of Gujarat high court comprising justice Jayant Patel and justice ZK Saiyed had ordered that the custody of the child be give to his father, Akram Sanghvani (name changed).
The mother, Rubina (name changed) had claimed custody of the boy before the court, but the boy had expressed his wish to stay with his father. Taking into consideration the child's 'sentiments', the court had given custody of the child to the father for six months. Moreover, the court also directed that Rubina should be allowed to see the boy during the intervening period.
It also directed that Rubina be permitted to allow some time with the child in a separate room on the first of every month. The first visit was scheduled on June 1, 2010 from 9 am to 6 pm.
The division bench had also directed that as there was no other complication, the concerned police inspector of Gandhigram police station should depute a lady constable during the said period. On June 1, Rubina was to visit to see her child.
But, she instead reached Akram's house along with Babariya, Sinh and a lady home guard Kalpana. The women and the cops not only defied the high court order but also created a ruckus at Akram's house.
"The cops along with Rubina assaulted me and my father," said Akram. When Akram and his family members objected that as per HC order, Rubina was to visit the house along with a lady constable, the cops argued that they had come to prevent any untoward incident.
The situation was brought under control following the intervention of the neighbours. Moreover, the Gandhigram police station registered a complaint against Akram, his father, his brother and his sister-in-law who was not present at the spot during the ruckus.
They were charged for obstructing government officials from discharging their duties. Akram and his family members have written a letter to Rajkot commissioner of police.
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