23 December,2010 06:55 AM IST | | Shiva Devnath
Sub-inspector of Malwani police station detained maid and her 17-yr-old daughter on charges of theft for two days; woman attempted suicide in police custody
A sub-inspector of Malwani police station was arrested yesterday on charges of illegally detaining a housekeeper and her 17-year-old daughter for two days.
PSI Munir Shaikh is due for retirement next year
The woman attempted suicide while in police custody. Sub-Inspector Munir Shaikh (57) detained Kunda Shinde (43) and her daughter for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 3 lakh from her employer on Monday.
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Shaikh did not show the arrests or make an entry in the police diary but continued to detain the duo until
Tuesday night.
According to the police, Shaikh, who is due to retire next year, was the night duty officer at Malwani police
station on Monday when S Sawant, a resident of Shivaji Nagar in Madh area, called and said her housekeeper had robbed some ornaments from her house.
Sawant detained Shinde and her daughter for stealing a mangal sutra and a gold chain collectively valued at Rs 3 lakh.
"Shaikh detained Shinde and her daughter on Monday without showing the arrests or making an entry in the diary.
If he was not confident that the duo was behind the theft, he should have conducted inquiries and let them go," said Vashisth Andhale, senior inspector, Malvani police station.
Suicide attempt
"Shaikh should have also kept watch on Shinde after bringing her to the police station.
Shinde went to the bathroom on Tuesday evening and attempted suicide by hanging herself with a nylon rope in the bathroom.
Fortunately, a woman constable saw her hanging and rushed her to the hospital in the nick of time," he added. Shinde was taken to Raksha hospital in Charkop, where she is recuperating.
Shaikh has been booked under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 343 (wrongful confinement for three or more days) and 348 (wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property) of the IPC.
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The police have also booked Shinde for attempting to commit suicide and will record her statement once she is medically fit.
