Accused Being Harassed By Investigating Officer In A Bid To Purchase His Land In Tribal Belt: Gauhati High Court Orders Change Of IO

The Gauhati High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Commissioner of Police to change the investigating officer of a theft case, after the accused alleged that the present IO was acting out of personal vendetta against him due to a dispute between them over a tribal land.The petitioner had been arrested for the theft of two motorcycles which were later recovered by the police. Submitting that...