India, Aug. 11 -- The Bombay High Court (HC) has directed the Pune police to register an FIR within 48 hours based on a complaint by a man who alleged that his brother and he were brutally assaulted and abused on religious grounds in a road rage incident earlier. The court also criticised the Khadak police for refusing to register a case despite repeated appeals by the petitioner.

In its order, the Bombay HC has directed the Pune police commissioner to follow legal procedure and issue show-cause notice to Khadak police station in-charge, police inspector (PI) Shashikant Chavan, seeking an explanation for the delay.

"If the explanation is not justifiable, the police commissioner will initiate disciplinary action against the said officer ...