COURT ACCEPTS MURDER CHARGES AGAINST COPS

MUMBAI: The accused cops – facing trial in connection with the custodial death of 25-yearold Agnelo Valdaris – have approached the Bombay high court against the order of the special court wherein it had directed adding charges for murder against the accused.

The sessions judge, Jayshri R. Pulate, had on September 17, allowed the plea of Valdaris’ family to charge the eight accused cops for murder.

The eight accused are – Jitendra Ramnarayan Rathod, Archana Maruti Pujari, Shatrugan Tondse, Tushar Khairnar, Ravindra Mane, Suresh Mane, Vikas Suryawanshi and Satyajit Kamble

Agnelo and three others were allegedly tortured and sexually abused by the Wadala Railway police station on April 18, 2014.

The four boys were picked up by Wadala railway police from their residences on April 15 and April 16, 2014, on the charge of chain snatching. Agnelo died while he was in custody.