Daijiworld Media Network - Firozabad

Firozabad, Apr 14: In a strange twist that reads more like satire than official procedure, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad managed to confuse a judge for a theft accused — and even reported that he’d visited the judge’s house to serve court orders.

Sub-Inspector Banwarilal, tasked with delivering a court notice to an accused named Rajkumar in a theft case, inexplicably replaced the accused’s name with that of the presiding judge, Nagma Khan, on official paperwork. He then submitted a report to the court stating he had gone to “Nagma Khan’s residence” but couldn’t find the accused there.

Unsurprisingly, Judge Nagma Khan — the one who issued the order in the first place — was stunned. In her official note dated March 24, she described the entire episode as “bizarre” and slammed the officer for gross incompetence.

The judge didn't hold back in her criticism. She noted that Banwarilal had misrepresented the court’s direction as a non-bailable warrant, failed to properly read the document, and ultimately substituted her name for the accused’s without a second thought.

“This demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the officer’s basic duties,” Judge Khan stated, warning that such reckless behavior could have severe consequences for innocent individuals.

Calling the blunder a “gross dereliction of duty,” she urged senior police officials — including the state’s highest-ranking officers — to take disciplinary action. Her aim: to ensure that such lapses are never repeated and that judicial processes are treated with the seriousness they demand.