Ahmedabad: On Monday, the Gujarat High Court issued notices to 33 law enforcement officials, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), asking for their response to a contempt application concerning the alleged public flogging of a group of people arrested following violence over the demolition of a 'dargah' in Junagadh city.
On the case filed by two people alleging "custodial violence, torture, beatings, and public flogging" by the police officers, a division bench of Justices AS Supehia and MR Mengdey issued a notice, returnable on August 7, to the respondents.