Articles tagged under: Sohrabuddin encounter

Congress misused CBI in 2010 to frame Amit Shah, clear proof of political conspiracy: Smriti Irani

January 01, 2019

New Delhi: Union Minister and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani today in a press conference in Delhi said, Congress misused the CBI in 2010 to frame BJP President Amit Shah. There’s clear proof of political conspiracy by Congress against him. We want to highlight to the nation that Congress will not spare anyone who comes in their pursuit of power. In an interaction, Smriti Irani speaking as Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat said, if you are saying that opposition's conten...Read More

Who Killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation : A note by Arun Jaitley

January 01, 2019
Who Killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation : A note by Arun Jaitley

Gandhinagar: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has in a latest Facebook post penned down his thoughts on recent court verdict in Sohrabuddin encounter case of Gujarat. Presented below is the full text of his note and attachments he has attached: Who Killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation : A note by Arun Jaitley The Special CBI Judge, Mumbai, who deals with CBI cases has acquitted all accused in Sohrabudin case. More relevant than the Order of the Acquittal is the observation of the Judge that i...Read More

Sohrabuddin case court judgement says CBI wanted to implicate leaders

December 29, 2018
Sohrabuddin case court judgement says CBI wanted to implicate leaders

Mumbai: The CBI probed the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati with a 'pre-conceived and premeditated' theory to implicate political leaders, a special CBI court has said. Special CBI Judge S J Sharma made the remarks in a 350-pages judgement on December 21, while acquitting all the 22 accused in the case. The court acquitted the accused due to insufficient evidence and expressed sorrow over the loss of "three live...Read More

Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case: All 22 acquitted for lack of proof

December 21, 2018
Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case: All 22 acquitted for lack of proof

Mumbai: A Central Investigation Bureau special court on Friday acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, 13 years after filing of the charges. Special CBI judge SJ Sharma observed that evidence submitted in the case did not reveal any conspiracy.The 22 in the dock were acquitted of all charges, including murder, conspiracy and destruction of evidence. Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi were killed on November 26, 2005, in an alleged fake encounter conducte...Read More

Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case: Bombay High Court upholds discharge of Vanzara, other senior Gujarat, Rajasthan police officials

September 10, 2018
Sohrabuddin Shaikh  encounter case: Bombay High Court upholds discharge of Vanzara, other senior Gujarat, Rajasthan police officials

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today upheld the discharge granted by a trial court to ex-Gujarat ATS chief DG Vanzara and four others, all of them police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan, in the case of encounter of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife and aide. The court held that the applications challenging their discharge were devoid of merit. Justice AM Badar also granted discharge to Gujarat police officer Vipul Aggarwal, a co-accused in the case related to the 2005-06 e...Read More

Two more cops get bail in Sohrabuddin encounter case

July 14, 2014

Ahmedabad, 14 July, 2014 Two suspended police sub inspectors of Rajasthan Shyamsinh Charan and Himanshusinh Rajavat have been granted bail by Mumbai High Court in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case on Rs. 1 lakh bond. More details are awaited on this news. Read More

Curative plea filed in SC demanding to shift Sohrabuddin case back to Gujarat

April 11, 2013

New Delhi, 11 April 2013 The Gujarat government has filed curative petition in Supreme Court seeking quashing of the order of shifting the trial of criminal Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case to Maharashtra. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam had ordered shifting of criminal Sohrabuddin encounter case outside Gujarat on September 27, 2012. The curative plea states that the transfer of petition incorporates CBI’s purposefully misleading assertion that ...Read More

And read on the latest in Sohrabuddin case, it’s interesting

November 24, 2012

Video at Amdavad jail Ahmedabad, 24 November 2012 Additional Metropolitan Magistrate AA Khan in Mumbai court Friday remanded nine police officers in gangster/terrorist Sohrabuddin Sheikh shootout case to judicial custody till December 7. The Supreme Court bench led by Justice Aftab Alam had shifted the trial to Mumbai in September. Khan directed the Superintendent of the Arthur Road prison to submit a report by Monday on whether the nine accused can be lodged there. If ...Read More

Sohrabuddin case: Nine accused sent to Mumbai (Video)

November 22, 2012

Ahmedabad, 22 November 2012 Nine accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, who were lodged in a city jail, were today sent to Mumbai under heavy security for their production before the special court there on November 23. Later, they all will be sent to a jail in Maharashtra, as per the decision of the special CBI court in Mumbai, before which they will be produced. Read More

SC reserves order on Amit Shah’s Gujarat entry

September 06, 2012

Ahmedabad, 6 September 2012 The Supreme Court has reserved its order on former Gujarat minister Amit Shah's plea to enter Gujarat on bail. -Amit Shah is on bail in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. He is directed to stay out of Gujarat by the Supreme Court. -In view of Gujarat assembly polls scheduled to take place by the end of this year, Shah who is MLA from Sarkhej seat wants permission to enter Gujarat. -The Supreme Court today asked Shah's lawyer, how Shah assure...Read More