Former Delhi Mayor seeks action against police officers over house search
Police entered house at midnight purportedly looking for a journalist who had flagged the alleged misappropriation of Ram Temple donations, says ex-Mayor
Former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri has petitioned the Supreme Court for an FIR against police officers who conducted a midnight search at his Nizamuddin East residence. The alleged search, conducted around 12.45 a.m. on August 22-23, involved a large contingent of Ghaziabad police officers in 15-16 vehicles. Suri claims the operation was conducted in an "unusually large" and intimidating manner, without proper warrant or authorization.
He alleges that some officers were in plainclothes and failed to provide a search warrant. Suri's team learned that the U.P. Police team's visit to Indirapuram was related to a road-rage FIR against journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, not a double-murder case as previously stated. Suri's petition raises concerns about the abuse of police authority and the need for guidelines to prevent similar incidents.
He seeks the preservation of CCTV footage, call detail records, and vehicle registration details for the investigation.
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