Transfer Cop Seen On Video 'Parading & Flogging' Accused In Public, Orally Says Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (August 14) orally asked the State to transfer the concerned senior police officer in Surat seen on video "parading and flogging" accused persons in public last month pending preliminary inquiry against him. The court was hearing a suo-motu plea lodged on the incident after receiving a written representation by a lawyer.

Reportedly the concerned DCP in Surat was allegedly seen in a purported video along with other police personnel parading and assaulting handcuffed accused persons in public. When the matter was taken up, the amicus curiae senior advocate Megha Jani submitted before a division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray that the suo-motu plea arises out of an incident which happened on July 14 of "parading and flogging" in Surat.

"There are various newspaper reports which are attached...there are videos which were circulated," the amicus said. At this stage the court orally asked the Government Pleader (GP) as to what had been done in the matter. desktop-ad { display: block; } .mobile-ad { display: none; } @media (max-width: 767px) { .