Police official refuses to surrender

MUMBAI, JUNE 15. Former Police Commissioner, Mr. R.D. Tyagi, today rejected the Government's suggestion in the Mumbai High Court asking him to surrender forthwith in a case of 1993 riots and demanded five days notice before placing him under arrest so that he could move for anticipatory bail afresh.

Mr. Justice A.B. Palkar adjourned Mr. Tyagi's anticipatory bail plea to June 18 as the Government's counsel sought time to seek instructions from the State whether it would be possible to give him advance notice of his arrest.

Mr. Tyagi filed an anticipatory bail petition in the High Court after the Special Task Force filed an FIR on May 25 last against him and 16 policemen who resorted to firing in Suleman Usman bakery here leading to the death of nine persons of a minority community during communal riots eight years ago.

Mr. Tyagi, who was then the Joint Commissioner of Police, is charged with issuing orders to his personnel to open fire.

- PTI

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