THE GUJARAT High Court has rejected an application moved by retired IPS officer Kuldip Sharma seeking exemption from surrendering in connection with a criminal case of wrongful confinement in which he has been convicted and sentenced to three month’s imprisonment by a court in Kutch-Bhuj.

The case dates back to May 1984, when Sharma was posted as the Superintendent of Police in Kutch district and faced charges of of wrongful confinement and custodial torture of a local Congress leader, Haji Abdulla Ibrahim alias Ibhla Sheth. The then deputy superintendent of police in Porbandar, Girish Vasavada also faced similar charges. The two were convicted by a magisterial court in February. The trial court convicted them for the charge of wrongful confinement and sentenced them to three months’ impr

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