
The recent sentencing of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in a 1996 drug planting case has reignited discussions surrounding his tumultuous legal journey. With Bhatt already serving a life sentence for a custodial death case dating back to 1990, questions arise about how these sentences will intersect and what they mean for his future. The Background: Sanjiv Bhatt, a former IPS officer, has been…