Summary:
The affidavit was filed during the hearing of the petitions filed by Kale and three other accused persons seeking an inquiry into the alleged torture and demanding payment of compensation. It has been complained in the affidavit that the 3rd ACMM had on May 31 neglected the statement of two other accused persons on alleged torture by the police. Amruthesh, an advocate representing one of the accused, Amol Kale, a resident of Chichwad in Pune, Maharashtra. It has been stated in the affidavit that Kale was produced before the 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) on June 14 as the jurisdictional magistrate, the 3rd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, was on leave. more-inThe High Court of Karnataka on Monday sought a report from two additional chief metropolitan magistrates of Bengaluru city on the allegations that they had not followed procedure as per the law after some of the accused persons, arrested in connection with Gauri Lankesh murder case, alleged that they were tortured by the police in their custody..