Absconding PI BK Khachar, accused in Dr Vaishali Joshi suicide case, has appeared at Gaikwad Haveli police station in Ahmedabad today.

Khachar will now be presented before the Gujarat High Court, and his statement will be taken before the ACP.

A crime under IPC 306 was registered against PI BK Khachar at the Gaikwad Haveli police station in Ahmedabad city for abetting the suicide of a 32-year-old doctor. BK Khachar filed an application for anticipatory bail against it in the sessions court.

The accused had also applied for anticipatory bail in the high court when it was rejected in the sessions court.

Justice MR Mengdey of the Gujarat High Court, however, reprimanded Khachar’s lawyer, stating that even though the accused was a police officer, he was not fulfilling his responsibility of cooperating with the investigation.

“The accused is not a common man but a senior police officer. They cannot be protected in any way, they must be investigated,” Justice Mengdey said.

In an incident that shook the city to its core, 32-year-old Dr Vaishali Joshi committed suicide and died on the premises of Jamalpur’s Gaikwad Haveli police station, Ahmedabad crime branch on Mar 6.

PI Khachar and Dr Joshi were reportedly in a relationship for five years, but due to some disputes, Khachar had incessantly ignored her. 

Depressed by the relationship issues, Dr Joshi self-administered an injection on the leg while sitting on a bench in the crime branch premises and committed suicide.

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