Cops drew woman’s blood, alleged ‘unnatural relations’ in murder probe, High Court told

A 47-year-old woman, Kiran Rathod, has filed a petition with the Gujarat High Court alleging that police in Surat detained her, took her blood, and questioned her about an alleged unnatural relationship while investigating the murder of a 25-year-old woman, Nidhi Kumari. According to Rathod, police in plain clothes took her from her home at night and detained her in a police station until the early hours of the morning.

She claims the police continued to contact her and pressured her to become a prosecution witness or approver in the murder case. The alleged victim and Rathod were friends, and Rathod had stayed at her friend's home for about a week before Nidhi's death. Police allegedly questioned Rathod on the "unnatural relationship" and forced her to provide a blood sample without her consent.

The High Court has issued a notice to the concerned officials and will hear the matter on October 26.