DSP and PSI booked for alleged suicide abetment of police van driver in Junagadh

Junagadh: Around five months after a police van driver from Junagadh Police Training College (PTC) died by suicide, Vanthali deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Khushbu Kapadia and PSI Pravin Khachar have been charged with abetting the suicide and assault.

The FIR against the accused cops was initiated after the deceased Brijesh Lavadiya’s (45) son approached the Gujarat High Court, alleging foul play. Kapadia and Khachar are accused of abetment of suicide, assault, criminal intimidation, and other IPC sections. The investigation is being handled by DySP Nilam Goswami from Porbandar.

As per the complaint lodged by Ritesh, Brijesh had reportedly reprimanded a female trainee for watching explicit content on her phone. This incident was reported to DSP Kapadia, who allegedly abused the driver and made false accusations. The next day, the DSP and PSI allegedly physically assaulted the driver with sticks and threatened him.

Later, On March 21, Brijesh’s lifeless body was found hanging near Shapur village. The family’s complaint was ignored by the local police, prompting them to approach higher authorities and eventually the High Court.

On August 11, the HC came down heavily on then-Junagadh SP IPS officer Ravi Teja, who is currently the Gandhinagar district SP, and a police inspector (PI) M M Vadher posted in Junagadh district for not registering an FIR in the case. DeshGujarat