Jun 09 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai)
Meow meow seizure: Central forensic lab to decide fate of five arrested cops
The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) will decide the fate of the five policemen arrested for their alleged involvement in the mephedrone seizure case.On May 29, senior inspector Suhash Gokhale, sub-inspector Sudhakar Sarang and head constable Yashwant Parthe of the anti-narcotics cell; assistant inspector Gautam Gaikwad of the Nashik police; and assistant sub-inspector Jyotiram Mane of the Mumbai crime branch were arrested for their suspected links with drug queen Shashikala alias Baby Patankar, who too is behind bars.
On Monday , the five were produced before the special NDPS court where the police again sought to extend their custody on the grounds that they want to interrogate them along with Marine Drive police constable Dharma Kalokhe, who was arrest ed and dismissed from service after 112kg of suspected mephedrone was found at his Satara home and cupboard in the police station in March. The defence raised questions over the Pune and Mumbai FSL reports that concluded that the samples sent to them by the Satara police and Mumbai crime branch respectively were not mephedrone. The defence argued that they have “already spent enough time in custody“ and hence, they be sent to judicial custody . The NDPS court then remanded them in judicial custody. Advocates Dilip Mishra and Shekar Bhandari are likely to seek bail for them on Tuesday . Meanwhile, mystery still shrouds the Pune and Kalina FSL reports which stated that the samples of the total 112kg suspected contraband seized from Kalokhe was not mephedrone. Dissatisfied with the FSL reports, the Satara police and crime branch sent fresh samples to the Central FSL in Hyderabad. The report is expected by June 15. Reacting to Monday's TOI report `Forensic twist in drug bust case: Test results find samples not meow meow', several senior police officers said that the development has come as a major embarrassment for the force as five policemen have been arrested and Kalokhe dismissed. Joint commissioner of police (crime) Atul Kulkarni said, “As the FSL report turned up negative, we sought permission from the court to collect fresh samples and send them to the CFSL.“ A few senior police officers raised doubts on the FSL reports, stating that “someone at the labs might have manipulated with the samples“. |
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