Bombay HC directs proper protection be provided to witnesses
A family member of one of the inmates lodged in Nashik jail had last month written to the state government, police and the State Human Rights Commission that four inmates who had come forward to speak on the incident were being harassed by officials. December 12, 2020 4:56:35 am
A division bench of Justice S C Gupte and Justice S P Tavade was hearing the petition filed by Shinde on January 13. (File)
THE BOMBAY High Court on Thursday ordered for “proper protection” to be given to witnesses in the case of a 32-year-old convict’s death at Nashik central jail in October. After the convict died by suicide leaving behind a note in his abdomen alleging that he was harassed by five prison officials, some of his co-inmates had also written to authorities about it.
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