The Ahmedabad rural court on Monday slammed CID crime for not following legal procedure while arresting accused Karan Singh Chauhanin in the BZ scam. Chauhan had sheltered Bhuperndrasinh Zala, the prime accused in the ₹6,000 crore BZ group scam at his farmhouse in Devada village of Mehsana.

The investigating agency reportedly arrested Chauhan without informing his family or anyone else, including the lawyer representing the state. 

When the accused was presented in court, the judge immediately asked the CID Crime officer if the family of the accused had been informed about his arrest. The officer was unable to answer. The accused also stated that the police had arrested him and brought him directly to court without informing his family.

Surprisingly, Public Prosecutor Pravin Trivedi was also kept in the dark about the arrest. The investigating agency did not inform him either.

As a result, the court reprimanded the investigating agency for not following the legal procedures.

The court showed dissent towards CID crime for not seeking remand of the accused. Chauhan was subsequently sent to Sabarmati Jail till further hearing.

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