Palghar lynching case: Three cops dismissed from service

“The Inspector General (IG) of Police, Konkan Range dismissed the trio from service through an order issued on Saturday,” the official added.These three police personnel, along with their fiveother colleagues, had been placed under suspension following the incident, he said.

Two seers and their driver were lynched by a mob at Gadchinchale village in Palghar on April 16 when they were travelling in a car to Surat (Gujarat) to attend a funeral amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The victims were identified by the police as Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Sushil Giri Maharaj (35) and their driver Nilesh Telgade (30).The brutal mob attack took place amid rumours thatchild-lifters were roaming in the area.As many as 154 people have been arrested and 11 juveniles detained in connection with the incident.

The accused in the case were charged with murder, armed riotingand using criminal forceto prevent a public servant fromdoing is duty, among other offences, police said.The case was later handed over to the MaharashtraCriminal Investigation Department (CID) for probe. It has filed three charge sheets in the case.After the incident caused an uproar,the stategovernment had suspended Kale, under whose jurisdiction the crime took place, and seven other policemen. Besides, over 35 police constables and personnel of other ranks were transferred in the wake of the mob attack.

The government had also sent the then Palghar district police chief, Gaurav Singh, on forced leave

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