Overview

• Former PSI Sanjay Khedekar and ex-head constable Raghunath Kolekar were convicted of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful confinement, causing hurt to extort a confession, and criminal conspiracy.
• The court sentenced each to seven years in prison and suspended the terms until November 7 so they can appeal, with both currently on bail.
• The judge imposed fines of ₹62,000 on each convict and directed that ₹1,00,000 be paid to Altaf Shaikh’s mother as compensation.
• Altaf Shaikh, 22, died within hours of being taken from his Ghatkopar home to the police station on September 11, 2009, after which the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court cleared the way for a CBI probe; a third accused died during trial and proceedings against him were abated.
• The court acquitted the duo of murder despite a 2023 High Court directive to frame that charge, as the case featured conflicting medical findings on cause of death, and the victim’s mother said she will seek enhanced punishment on appeal.