Jamnagar One more case of custodial torture has been registered against the suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt here on Sunday in connection with an incident in 1990, in which a person allegedly suffered kidney failure after he was beaten u
p in the police custody, reports PTI. Bhatt is already accused in a 1990 atrocity case, in which, one person had died after he was allegedly beaten in police custody during the communal flair- up in Jamkhambhalia town of the district. The suspended IPS officer is also facing charges of custodial torture in a 1998 case registered in Porbander district.
The new complaint has been filed after directions from the Chief Judicial Magistrate M D Kundaliya here on Saturday, following a petition by a victim Vijaysinh Bhatti.
The court had on Saturday directed the police to file a complaint for wrongful restraint, causing hurt with dangerous weapon and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
Deputy SP N M Gohil has been asked to probe the case.
According to the case details, in November 1990, Bhatti, who was 40- years old then, was taken to a police station, after he had come out of his house during a curfew. As per Bhattis complaint, he was allegedly beaten up by Bhatt, who was then posted as the ACP. Bhatti alleged that after he was beaten, he lost one of his kidneys, which stopped functioning.
Bhatti then approached the court alleging atrocity in police custody. Even though the matter remained pending so far, based on Bhattis allegation, the court yesterday ordered to register a complaint and asked a Deputy SP level officer to probe the case.
Bhatt, who created a flutter with his affidavits against chief minister Narendra Modi, has a few cases registered against him, which includes wrongful confinement and making a constable forcefully sign false affidavit.
Vijaysinh Bhatti alleges that he was beaten up by Sanjiv Bhatt in police custody in November 1990, which resulted in loss of one of his kidneys Sanjiv Bhatt
