After six months of the suicide case of Dr Vaishali Joshi, the accused Police Inspector (PI) B K Khachar was arrested by Gaekwad Haveli police for abetment to suicide.

On Aug 27, after Gujarat High Court rejected his anticipatory bail, he withdrew his bail plea and was arrested.

It was Mar 6 this year when 32-year-old  Joshi committed suicide on the premises of Jamalpur’s Gaikwad Haveli police station, Ahmedabad crime branch.

Justice MR Mengdey had rejected Khachar’s anticipatory bail after public prosecutor Manan Mehta argued, “Despite being a police official, the accused was involved in the case of abetment of suicide of a woman.”

The lawyer said that the victim committed suicide over relationship disputes with Khachar.

According to Mehta, Khachar is married with three kids and he was involved in a relationship with an unmarried woman and allegedly deceived her.

Khachar’s closet of bones

Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased female doctor, the complainant, opposed the anticipatory bail application of Khachar, stating that Khachar had subjected the female doctor to severe mental torture and harassment.

As per complainant, Khachar had at one point told the female doctor, “If you want to die, go ahead and die,” urging her to commit suicide.

The complainant’s side drew the attention of the high court to the fact that the accused. Khachar had been involved in the kidnapping case of a Mumbai businessman during the COVID-19 period while in Surat and had also faced habeas corpus proceedings. In that case, too, the high court had severely criticised the accused PI’s criminal tendencies.

Based on Khachar’s WhatsApp chats and other evidence, it appeared that the accused PI may have had similar relationships with other women. This indicates that he is a person with a serious criminal mindset. Such a person with a criminal mindset is not even fit to be in the police force, according to the complainant.

Also read:

Vaishali Joshi suicide case: Guj HC stays PI Khachar’s arrest till June 24

Dr Vaishali Joshi suicide case: PI B K Khachar appears before police