SURAT: Four policemen accused in the suicide of quarry owner Durlabh Patel in September were denied bail by a court in Bardoli town.
The court rejected bail plea of Laxmansinh Bodana, then inspector of Rander police station, constable Ajay Bhopala and
Vijay Shinde and writer
Kiransinh Parmar
.
In all, 10 people including the four
cops
and a scribe were booked for abetting suicide of a 73-year-old whose body was fished out from a water-filled quarry near Khanjroli village in limits of
Mandvi
police station. Police had recovered a suicide note from Patel’s office at the quarry.
In the suicide note Patel had stated that he was taking the extreme step as he was upset over the dispute related to ownership of some property. Applications were filed by Patel and other individuals involved in the dispute with the police. However, Patel alleged that police did not take his point into consideration and favoured the other parties during investigation.
Patel’s son
Dharmesh Patel had lodged a complaint with Mandvi police against the 10 persons including four Rander cops of forcing his father to commit suicide.
Public Prosecutor N L Sukhadwala opposed the bail plea stating that it was the glaring example of misuse of police power.
All four cops are in judicial custody.
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