Saturday, September 27, 2008

Gujarat fake encounter killing

  • "These are allegations and I will file my reply before the Supreme Court soon," Johri told Newsline.
  • Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Gopal Subramaniam had on Thursday alleged that Johri had "let down" the probe being monitored by the Supreme Court, by 'conniving with the state to create false records'.
  • Subramaniam, an amicus curiae (a lawyer assisting the court) in the matter, urged the court to hand over the investigation to the CBI.
  • Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in an alleged fake encounter on November 26, 2005, by a joint-team of the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad and the Special Task Force of Rajasthan Police. His wife Kausarbi went missing after the incident. The Gujarat government later accepted before the Supreme Court that Kausarbi was also killed and her body disposed off by the accused. A total of 13 policemen were arrested in the case.

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