Excerpt from DNA, reported by Menaka Rao on July 18, 2010: Read Full Article
Two accused caught with ganja worth over a lakh of rupees will go scot-free because of the technical blunders committed by the investigating officer, wrote a public prosecutor to the concerned senior police officer this week. The prosecutor has asked the police to be more careful about the technicalities of the law.
The ganja was seized at Mankhurd on December 27, 2006. The duo was apprehended by Trombay police sub-inspector (PSI) DB Bajgalkar while he was patrolling the area. Bajgalkar filed the first information report (FIR) in the case.
On Tuesday, Bajgalkar deposed before the court. Additional public prosecutor Vijaylaxmi Nadar said, “This is the first time I’veseen the PSI conduct the entire investigation. A PSI has no right to do this in a narcotics case. How are we supposed to conduct matters like these?” she said
