A special court of sessions for criminal cases against former and present MPs and MLAs has made scathing observations against three police officers for openly admitting that they had tendered “false evidence” under oath before the magistrate in the murder case involving Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, calling such act by the police officers a “cavalier” act that erodes public trust in the justice system.

The court noted the irony that the State’s police — nationally recognised as highly competent and efficient — has been made to “bear the heat” of misconduct by some of its own officers.