A contempt petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court against Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh over the reinstatement of four policemen who are facing trial for the alleged custodial death of Ghatkopar blast case suspect Khwaja Yunus.

Asiya Begum, mother of Khwaja Yunus, filed the petition on Monday through senior counsel Mihir Desai, saying the reinstatement of the policemen amounted to wilful and intentional defiance and non-compliance of the directions and orders passed by the high court" in April 2004. By its orders passed in April 2004, the high court had directed the state government to suspend the four policemen immediately and start disciplinary inquiry against them as they have been prima facie found to be involved in the offence, the petition said. Assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze and constables Rajendra Tiwari, Sunil Desai and Rajaram Nikam are currently facing trial on various charges, including murder and destruction of evidence, for the alleged custodial death of Khwaja Yunus in 2003.