Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Aug 29: The third JMFC court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Prakash, former sub-inspector (SI) of Mangalore rural police station, on charges of harassing three persons four years ago by forcibly getting their genital hair removed. The court also ordered the police station to collect Rs 10,000 as personal bond from him.

Justin Vas, his son Joel Vas, and Gangadhar, residents of Adyarpadavu near Neermarga, had been summoned to the police station on January 2, 2010 over a complaint relating to a land issue, and had allegedly been subjected to atrocities by SI Prakash. The trio had alleged that the SI had made them undress in the police station and got their genital hair removed forcibly.

Apart from the torture, Prakash is said to have filed five false cases under crime no 30/2010, 139/2010, 196/2010, 110/2011, and 112/201 against them. Following the incident, the trio had approached the State Human Rights Commission which had filed a case based on the report of DCP Ramesh and duly instructed Prakash to compensate the three with Rs 25,000. They claimed that Prakash had refused to pay this amount, and that he filed a writ petition in the high court to justify his act.

Though the case has been going on, it is said that SI Prakash has not appeared in the court till date. Even on Thursday August 28, failed to appear. Hence the third JMFC court issued a non-bailable warrant against sub-inspector.

Advocate Dinesh Hegde Ullepadi is arguing the case on behalf of the plaintiff. He said the next hearing will be on October 10.