UK police provides security to former Bombay HC judge and his family in London

TOI Correspondent from London: The UK constabulary are providing information to erstwhile Bombay precocious tribunal justice Gautam Patel and his household successful London aft they person faced threats and attacks.The girl of Patel, a British citizen, received a decease menace missive astatine her London location connected June 5, conscionable weeks aft a carnal assault. On Monday Patel said successful London that his girl had besides been attacked adjacent her location portion dropping her children disconnected astatine schoolhouse by a masked hooded antheral who punched her repeatedly successful the face.The decease menace was successful effect to a judgement passed by him successful April 2024, Patel said. The case, which is pending appeal, sought to found the succession and sanction of the Syedna, spiritual person of the Dawoodi Bohra community.

In that judgement Justice Patel upheld the assertion of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin arsenic the 53rd Dai and incumbent person of the Dawoodi Bohra community.Over the past 10 months, the Patel household person received respective anonymous menace letters, including 1 which accused Patel of having delivered his judgement “fraudulently, nether pressure”.A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “Detectives from Hertfordshire Constabulary's transgression probe section are presently investigating a bid of linked incidents relating to a household surviving successful South Hertfordshire.

These see an attempted burglary and threatening connection reported successful Aug 2025, an battle reported successful April 2026 and further threatening connection reported successful June 2026.

”“As portion of the investigation, safeguarding measures person been provided to the family. As enquiries stay ongoing, we are incapable to supply immoderate much elaborate accusation regarding the probe astatine this time,” the spokesperson said.