Kerala: Judge makes cops stand for hours for ‘misbehaviour’

According to police, Nath and Babu could not identify Rajan as a judge. Neither did he introduce himself, nor did he tell them that his wife was the doctor at the clinic, said police.

The policemen asked his name so that they could inform the doctor about the visitor, but the judge did not reveal his name, said sources.

At this point, one of the policemen reportedly called the judge “chetta” (elder brother). He said let “chetta’’ go and call the doctor.

The judge went to the clinic and returned with his wife. Before leaving, he noted down the names of the two constables.

On Monday, Nath and Babu were summoned to the court by Justice Rajan. Accordingly, the duo reached the court room by 10.15 am. They were reportedly made to stand at the court till 1 pm. In between, the judge asked them to write down the part mentioning “duties and responsibilities’’ from Kerala Police Act, said police sources.

At 1 pm, they were allowed to go for lunch, but were asked to return by 1.45 pm. They returned and were made to stand till 3.15 pm. The judge allowed the policemen to go, but said they would have to appear again if the court deemed so, said sources.

On Tuesday, the court summoned city police commissioner M P Dinesh and asked him to probe the incident.

One of the policemen said they did not misbehave with the judge, but had addressed him as “chetta’’. “He had told us then not to call him ‘chetta’,’’ he said.