It was on a dull afternoon in the monsoon of 2012 that I received information that the police were manipulating the Salman Khan trial. This information was verified, and the inferences from it were startling.

One could see that the case had languished for about eight years, even though the trial had commenced in right earnest. People had just forgotten about the case. No one was aware what was happening. The investigation had faltered on various counts. With a view to ensure that the case was woken from slumber, full facts were presented before the press on November 2, 2012. Thereafter, an application was made under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, before the court to take action against the cops who had faltered and had put out wrong facts. The court then issued summons to the police and also to Salman Khan.