This Article is From Aug 11, 2009

Sohrabuddin's family gets Rs 10 lakh as ex gratia

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Rs 10 lakh as interim ex gratia to the family of Sohrabuddin Sheikh who was killed by Gujarat Police in a fake encounter in 2005.

A Bench comprising Justices Tarun Chatterjee and Aftab Alam posted the matter for September 2 when it will decide the issue of referring the case for further probe to Special Investigating Team headed by former CBI Director R K Raghavan.

The Gujarat Government has opposed the idea of referring the case to SIT.

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