Shillong, Sep 5: Raipur-based lawyer Fayzan Khan has lodged a complaint against Shillong Police for defaming him in an Action Taken Report (ATR) submitted to the National Commission for Women last month.
In a complaint to the Superintendent of Police, Patna the lawyer said the police in the ATR made false and misleading claims that he was engaged by the family of Sonam Raghuvashi, the prime accused in the Indore businessman murder.
Stating that the police in Shillong made “false, baseless, and defamatory allegations” Khan claimed that he had made no direct approach to the Raghuvanshi family to represent the accused but spoke to her brother over phone, who categorically denied any legal assistance.
“I never stated in my complaint that I contacted the family of Ms. Sonam Raghuvanshi to represent her. In fact, I clearly mentioned that I reside near Phulwari Police Station, Patna, where Ms. Sonam was kept during her transit remand,” he said.
“A police officer known to me, posted at Phulwari Police Station, informed me of her distressed condition and, out of sheer humanitarian concern, assured her that she should not panic and that legal help could be arranged if required. This officer later provided me with the contact number of her brother, whom I spoke with. However, he categorically denied any legal assistance for his sister,” Khan stated.
He said that the allegation that he directly approached the family or made any improper attempt “is completely false, fabricated, and misconceived.”
Khan further said as an advocate it is his professional duty to extend legal support within the ambit of law, if somebody approaches or if he comes across a case of potential violation of rights. “To wrongly portray this noble duty as misconduct is defamatory and intended to tarnish my professional reputation,” he added.
“Instead of answering the serious issues raised in my original complaint (particularly the illegal arrest of a woman at night and the gross deficiencies in the medico-legal examination of 09/06/2025), the Shillong Police have attempted to divert the matter by leveling false allegations against me. This act not only violates my reputation as an advocate but also obstructs justice,” he said.
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