An alleged accused in the murder of a Haryana BJP leader and actor, Sonali Phogat on Aug 22, 2022 at Anjuna, has been given permission to travel abroad to celebrate his wedding anniversary. The court has allowed him to travel to Phuket and Dubai from Jan 30 and to return on or before Feb 20. The CBI had filed a 1,000-page chargesheet in the Mapusa court against the victim’s personal assistant and his friend who planned to grab her property and supposedly forced her to consume drugs. It is considerate of the court to have considered the marital status and granted the accused to go abroad to rejoice. Let us not forget the agony that the victim’s family must be undergoing since the last more than three years. They must be shocked to know that while they are still grieving, the alleged accused would be partying abroad. The courts need to think of thousands of prisoners who would like to join their family and friends for some happy moments. And also those rotting in jails for years without any reason or even a chargesheet, and the innocent souls.
