The Bombay High Court has asked the Commissioner of Police in Mumbai to probe into the allegations of harassment and stalking made by a lady against Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut and the woman’s estranged husband.
A division bench comprising Justice SS Shinde and Justice NJ Jamdar asked the Mumbai CP to submit its report by June 24.
“We direct the Commissioner of Police to look into the grievances raised in the petition and take appropriate measures. The Commissioner of Police shall respond to us and submit a report on June 24," the judges said in its direction to Mumbai Police.
The lady, who is a psychologist, filed the petition in February this year.
In the plea, she had claimed that she was being stalked and harassed by unknown men at the behest of Raut and her estranged husband.
The lady was represented by counsel Abha Singh, who informed the court that the lady was recently arrested in a non-cognisable case, where it has been alleged that she procured a fake PhD degree.
"The petitioner has been in jail for ten days now. After she filed the petition in the High Court, the entire police machinery has been unleashed on her now. This is complete vindictiveness and malafide action," Singh said.
(Published 22 June 2021, 09:45 IST)
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