This is the cop who ordered lathi-charge

Senior inspector Madhukar Sankhe suspended for ‘misguiding’ top cop A N Roy about the lathi-charge on doctors

Parikshit Joshi

The Maharashtra Government on Monday suspended Senior Police Inspector Madhukar Sankhe, who ordered a lathicharge on medical students protesting against the reservations outside Raj Bhavan on Saturday.

Interestingly, Sankhe’s suspension is not for ordering the lathicharge, which has come under sharp criticism from various quarters, but for “misguiding” his superiors about the incident.

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