Police & enquiry officers ordered to appear in person in court

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A petition was filed in the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court alleging that there is no transparent investigation into the recruitment scam of the Urdu Education Society.

In view of the petition, the bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Sanjay Deshmukh ordered Police Inspector of Chopda City Police Station in Jalgaon district Madhukar Salve, Investigation Officer Eknath Bhise and Constable Santosh Pardhi to appear in person in the High Court on March 15.

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What is the petition?

Around 1600 students are studying in Chopda-based Mustafa Anglo Urdu Primary, Secondary and Junior College of Mustafa Education Society. Chiraguddin Shaikh established this educational institution in 1982 with public participation. Meanwhile, it was revealed that the office-bearers of the education society embezzled a large amount of government funds by recruiting 13 teachers by forging signatures and documents.

Subsequently, a case was registered at Chopda City Police Station against Asgar Ali, Liaqat Ali and 13 other teachers on the complaint of founder president Chiraguddin Shaikh.

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Chiragoddin approached the HC bench as he felt that the investigating officer Eknath Bhise was not conducting a transparent investigation. Disciplinary action is proposed against Eknath Bhise for colluding with the accused. The bench gave the above order after the hearing. Adv Bhushan Mahajan is representing the petitioner.