Cops shielding culprit, alleges Yavatmal Bar

Yavatmal: The Yavatmal Bar Association has urged police superintendent (SP) Dilip Bhujbal to take cognizance of the denial of anticipatory bail thrice to the accused in the assault on lawyer Harshawardhan Deshmukh, a member of the Yavatmal Bar.
On November 14 last year, Deshmukh was assaulted with an iron rod by one Kunal Sapre after a road rage incident, injuring him seriously.The lawyer was soon rushed to a nearby hospital. Later, he lodged a complaint in the Awadhootwadi police station. The police booked Sapre under Sections 307, 341, 294 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accused moved an application before the district and sessions court and upon hearing, the court denied bail to Sapre. He then approached the high court (HC), which rejected the application on December 1. The HC rejected the interim anticipatory bail plea on December 14. The court has finally ordered the police to recover the weapons used for the assault on January 14.
However, the police failed to nab the accused.
Bar president Amit Badnore has alleged that the cops are shielding the accused and has urged the SP to intervene and bring the accused to law immediately.