Gujarat HC Orders Immediate Transfer Of Senior Police Officer In Surat Public Flogging Case

The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to immediately transfer Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rajdeepsinh Nakum in connection with the alleged flogging and public procession of accused persons in Surat. The court said the preliminary investigation report would be considered only after the senior officer is removed from his current position.

The court questioned why the senior police officer allegedly responsible for supervising the police personnel involved in the incident had continued in the same position.

The Chief Justice observed that junior police personnel would be unlikely to speak against their senior officer as witnesses while he remained in the same post.

The court questioned the approach of conducting an investigation first and transferring the senior officer later, saying such a situation could not be accepted.

The state government requested that if the court did not issue directions on Friday, it would implement the required action next week.