Bombay HC Transfers Advocate Sarita Khanchandani Suicide Case Probe To Kalyan Crime Branch Over Bias Concerns
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has transferred the investigation into the suicide case of advocate Sarita Khanchandani to the Kalyan Crime Branch, directing the Vithalwadi police to immediately hand over the case papers. The order came after the deceased’s husband, advocate Purushottam Khanchandani, filed a writ petition seeking the transfer of the investigation to another agency, expressing…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ordered the transfer of the investigation into advocate Sarita Khanchandani's suicide case to the Kalyan Crime Branch, following the husband's petition raising concerns about potential bias and conflict of interest. Advocate Purushottam Khanchandani, Sarita's husband, filed a writ petition on January 8, expressing serious apprehensions regarding the investigation by the Vithalwadi police.
The petition invoked the right to a fair investigation under Article 21 of the Constitution, alleging bias, delay, and opacity in the ongoing probe. The husband confirmed that the court had passed the orders, directing the Vithalwadi police to hand over the case files to the Kalyan Crime Branch. However, the couple is awaiting the certified order copy.
The petition cited the delay in registering the FIR, the alleged protection received by Sarita from the police, and her activism targeting politicians, land grabbers, and civic officials.
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