Silent cops roughed up by judge's son

Statesman News Service

MALDA, June 27: On duty policemen were manhandled in English Bazaar police station today but no action was taken against the accused. The reason being the accused, Soumyadip Jha, was the son of Mr Pinaki Jha, additional judge in Siliguri Court. The judge, however, sought apology for the incident. Regretting the incident, Mr Jha apologised before the police and was able to have his son released from the police station. Soumyadip, a student of BA1st year of Malda College reached the English Bazaar police station around 1 p.m. today to lodge a complaint against some students belonging to the SFI. He disclosed his identity naming his father and said that he had allegedly been roughed up by them today after a quarrel at Malda College. But the policemen, it was learnt, appeared reluctant to take down his complain and rather persuaded him to leave the police station. After a heated argument, Soumyadip turned violent and slapped an inspector Mr S Tudu when he tried to convince him. He also manhandled another inspector Mr Sinha and tried to snatch his service weapon. The police were forced to restrain him the hard way. The student’s father who was at his Malda home on leave was informed about the incident and he himself came to the police station to beg pardon, which prompted the police to let him go without official action. “The son of Mr Pinaki Jha is suffering from mental problem. There was a heated argument between the policemen and Soumyajit, which may have triggered the incident,” Malda SP Mr DK Mondal said. He further added that the police had not taken offense because his father, a judge, had come to the police station to extend apology, the SP said.