Jabalpur, March 10 – Four police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), were suspended on Tuesday for allegedly causing a "security lapse" at the premises of the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The action followed an unprecedented incident on Monday when a man (petitioner) entered a courtroom with a foetus in his bag.
The man, identified as Dayashankar Pandey, a resident of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, had entered the court premises through gate number 6.
The shocking incident came to light when the man pulled out the foetus from his bag and placed it on the dais in the courtroom, pleading for justice.
According to police, the man was carrying his wife's stillborn foetus after she had miscarried.
Confirming the report, the Registrar General's office in the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced on Tuesday that
This incident has shocked the entire courtroom. However, they immediately alerted the security staff of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
This incident has raised concerns about security lapses on the court premises.
Jabalpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Sampat Upadhyay took stern action in the matter and suspended four policemen on Tuesday.
The four policemen suspended for causing the security lapse are – ASI Munna Ahirwar, Head Constable Brahmadutt Khatri, Head Constable Arun Upadhyay, and Constable Pratik Sonkar.
All of them were deployed for security at gate number 6 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
According to information, Dayashankar Pandey had filed a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding police action and the hearing was scheduled on Monday.
In his petition, Dayashankar Pandey has alleged that he and his family have been attacked multiple times by some unidentified persons in Gurh town (in his hometown) in Rewa district, and he had lodged multiple complaints with the local police, but no action was taken.
Consequently, he filed a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.