Gujarat court orders FIR against 5 for framing 2 men in cow slaughter case
The court noted that the prosecution was not able to produce ‘a bit of evidence’ to show that the two men were transporting animals for slaughter.
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A Gujarat court on Tuesday directed the registration of a first information report against five persons, including three police officers and a “cow protector”, for allegedly attempting to falsely implicate two men of transporting cattle for slaughter, PTI reported.
Additional Sessions Judge Parvezahemad Malaviya of the court in Godhra also acquitted the two men, identified as cattle owner Ilyas Daval and driver Nazir Malek. The court noted that the prosecution was not able to produce “a bit of evidence” to show that the two men were transporting animals for slaughter.
Malaviya directed that a case be filed against Head Constables Ramesh Narvatsinh and Sankarsinh Sajjansinh, Sub-Inspector MS Munia, and panch witnesses Margesh Soni and Darshan Soni under Section 248 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for “instituting false criminal proceedings”.
A panch witness is a person who is called to witness and verify proceedings, such as a police investigation. Section 248 pertains to a false charge of offence made with intent to injure.
In July 2022, Malek and Daval were accused of transporting a buffalo, a buffalo calf and a jersey cow for slaughter, PTI reported. An FIR was filed against them under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Amendment Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Motor Vehicles Act and...
