Mid Day; Mumbai : Police tell court Karkare's bullet-proof vest was not stolen, and add that no further investigation is possible
The story of Hemant Karkare's missing bullet-proof vest concluded last week after Mumbai police filed a 'C' summary report stating that no further investigation was possible in the case.This is a second setback for those fighting the case against Mumbai police after the Bombay High Court also dismissed the case of faulty bullet-proof vest purchase.After then Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare was killed in the terror attack, the bullet-proof vest that he was wearing when he got shot, was reported missing.
This was discovered only after Karkare's wife Kavita had filed an RTI asking about the vest's whereabouts. Subsequently she alleged a conspiracy behind the disappearance of the vest by the police department. RTI activist Santosh Daundkar, one of the litigants, has now declared that he will approach the Supreme Court to challenge both the cases.
Vest case
Daundkar also filed a complaint in the Mazgaon court to probe the missing vest matter. Hearing the complaint, Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate R K Malabade ordered the Mumbai police to investigate the matter. The court had also ordered police to register an FIR and find out how and when the vest went missing.But the case seems to have hit a roadblock after the police submitted the 'C' summary report to the court. The report stated that the vest had gone missing and was not stolen. The FIR registered in the matter has also been withdrawn.The police report filed in court states that vest is missing not stolen. We will look into the matter after discussing with seniors," said Daundkar.Earlier, Daundkar had also filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking action against erring police officers for inducting defective bullet-proof vests into the police force and asked for a probe by an independent agency into the matter.
His claim was that the bullet-proof vest was a vital piece of evidence in the backdrop of allegations that it was defective, which led to Karkare's death.Noted lawyer and former IPS officer Y P Singh, who is also one of the litigants, added, "I will go in Supreme Court next week against Bombay High Court order."
The story of Hemant Karkare's missing bullet-proof vest concluded last week after Mumbai police filed a 'C' summary report stating that no further investigation was possible in the case.This is a second setback for those fighting the case against Mumbai police after the Bombay High Court also dismissed the case of faulty bullet-proof vest purchase.After then Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare was killed in the terror attack, the bullet-proof vest that he was wearing when he got shot, was reported missing.
This was discovered only after Karkare's wife Kavita had filed an RTI asking about the vest's whereabouts. Subsequently she alleged a conspiracy behind the disappearance of the vest by the police department. RTI activist Santosh Daundkar, one of the litigants, has now declared that he will approach the Supreme Court to challenge both the cases.
Vest case
Daundkar also filed a complaint in the Mazgaon court to probe the missing vest matter. Hearing the complaint, Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate R K Malabade ordered the Mumbai police to investigate the matter. The court had also ordered police to register an FIR and find out how and when the vest went missing.But the case seems to have hit a roadblock after the police submitted the 'C' summary report to the court. The report stated that the vest had gone missing and was not stolen. The FIR registered in the matter has also been withdrawn.The police report filed in court states that vest is missing not stolen. We will look into the matter after discussing with seniors," said Daundkar.Earlier, Daundkar had also filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking action against erring police officers for inducting defective bullet-proof vests into the police force and asked for a probe by an independent agency into the matter.
His claim was that the bullet-proof vest was a vital piece of evidence in the backdrop of allegations that it was defective, which led to Karkare's death.Noted lawyer and former IPS officer Y P Singh, who is also one of the litigants, added, "I will go in Supreme Court next week against Bombay High Court order."
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