Fruit vendor abduction: FSL report of evidence against SP Ravindra Patel awaited

The state, in the case of the abduction of Atul Prajapati, a fruit vendor from Ahmedabad’s Paldi, informed the high court on July 16 that investigating agencies have sent the complainant’s mobile, WhatsApp data, CCTV footage, other evidence and materials to the Chandigarh Forensic Science Lab (FSL). 

However, since Ahmedabad does not fall under Chandigarh FSL’s purview, the state informed the court that preparations to send the evidence to Pune FSL. The reports for the same are expected to arrive in a month, according to state.

The high court has ordered the state to present the report of FSL on Aug 28.

Earlier, the state submitted an interim investigation report to the high court. However, Justice Nirzar Desai expressed strong displeasure and severely criticised the IPS officer Ravindra Patel and the government’s tendency to shield him. Justice Desai had rejected that report and sought a response from the  Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik.

A writ petition was filed concerning the abduction of a fruit trader and stock trader Prajapati. It alleged that four unidentified individuals abducted him in a car, reportedly under the orders of SP Ravindra Patel of Patan.

The Ahmedabad crime branch found CCTV footage confirming the presence of Patan police staff in Ahmedabad based on which four Patan cops were booked.

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