Karnal, Sept. 12 -- A Kaithal court on Thursday ordered the arrest and custody of an inspector-rank police officer for an hour for not appearing before the bench as prosecution witness (PW) in a murder case.

The cop, Rajesh Kumar, SHO, Bara Gudha police station in Sirsa, was earlier posted as SHO Siwan of Kaithal.

As per the order, issued by the court of Mohit Aggarwal, additional sessions judge (ASJ), special court, Kaithal, the cop appeared before the court at 10.30 am after a non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued for the day.

"Even earlier, NBW of the said witness was issued to secure his presence. Ultimately, vide order dated August 29, 2025, directions were issued to attach his salary, till further orders, directions were further ...