Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kulkarni convicted Abbas Jafer Ali Khan, 28, and Sunil Chavan, 25, for assaulting police and trying to flee custody.
- The incident occurred during a court-to-jail escort when a powdery substance was thrown into a constable’s eyes and another officer was attacked.
- The men attempted to run from the Azad Maidan premises and were apprehended nearby, with one report placing the arrest near CST.
- The court cited eight prosecution witnesses, medical records, a panchanama, and CCTV footage that captured the push and attempted escape.
- The duo were undertrials in a 2017 illegal-arms case under the Arms Act and MCOCA, with the court deeming the offence grave yet imposing a measured sentence.