Despite getting his brother arrested in January, for seriously assaulting him 19 years ago, retired assistant commissioner of police Vitthal Kadam, 66, is still a dejected man
'Evidence that brother is lying'
Kadam said, "My brother still owns the flat, the same house in which he assaulted me 19 years ago, at Oshiwara. Also, he has said he lives in Belgaum, yet his submission to the court was that he has to undergo daily treatment for his paralysis at a military hospital in Southern Command, Pune. How is it possible for him to travel 400km daily from Belgaum to Pune and back?"
Meanwhile, the same court issued an arrest warrant on September 7 to arrest Netaji's subordinate, who is a wanted absconding accused in the assault case. A police team from Oshiwara has left for Jammu & Kashmir, where the accused is believed to be living post retirement.
Shubhash Khanvilkar, senior police inspector, Oshiwara police station, said, "Our team is seeking assistance from locals to trace the accused, Kabir Ahmed Qureshi, and he will be arrested soon." When asked the reason for the delay in arresting Qureshi, he said, "We did not have his whereabouts earlier. Also, Netaji is out on bail and the police have submitted their charge sheet in the case." Kadam plans to write to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court with evidence. "I will be exposing the local police and few magisterial court staff, who did everything possible to benefit the accused."
