Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case

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  "Senior Police Officials Conspired To Kill Sohrabuddin," Says Lawyer

  The killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and associate Tulsiram Prajapati were the result of a conspiracy hatched by senior officers of Gujarat and Rajasthan police, Rubabuddin Shaikh, the brother of Sohrabuddin, who was killed in an alleged staged encounter, told the Bombay High Court today.

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  High Court Should Review Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Decision: Ex-Judge Abhay Thipsay

  Justice Abhay Thipsay, a retired High Court judge, has raised questions about a special CBI court giving clean chits to high-profile accused probed for the extra-judicial killing of a petty criminal from Gujarat, Sohrabuddin Sheikh. Justice Thipsay, who had rejected bail petitions of some accused in this case when he was a judge at the high court, ...

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  Geetha Johri, Who Probed Sohrabuddin Case, Is Gujarat's 1st Woman Top Cop

  Geetha Johri, Gujarat's first woman police officer, is now also its first woman police chief. The 1982 batch officer was appointed Director General of Police a day after the resignation of PP Pandey, an officer whose appointment was challenged because of the murder charges against him in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

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  Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea In Sohrabuddin Case

  The Bombay High Court has dismissed an application filed by a former bureaucrat seeking inquiry into why Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of Sohrabuddin, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter, wanted to withdraw his petition challenging the discharge of BJP President Amit Shah from the case.

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  Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case: CBI Court Drops Charges Against Gujarat Police Officer Geeta Johri

  A special CBI court in Mumbai today dropped charges against senior Gujarat police officer Geeta Johri in fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati.

• Sohrabuddin case: Narendra Modi aide Amit Shah appears before court

  Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah appeared before a local court on Friday in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

• Sohrabuddin fake encounter case: Cops drank with key witness before his escape

  In further embarrassment for the Gujarat Police, it has now emerged that the cops who were arrested and suspended today for letting a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case escape, had a few drinks with him before he gave them the slip.

• Sohrabuddin fake encounter case: Four cops arrested, suspended

  Four Gujarat policemen have been arrested and suspended for negligence, which allowed Sylvester Daniel, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case to escape. The policemen include two constables, one sub-inspector and commando.

• Sohrabuddin case: Top cop takes on Modi govt, alleges victimisation

  Just a day after a top cop in Gujarat accused the Narendra Modi government of targeting him in connection with the Gujarat riots case, another senior IPS officer has alleged victimisation in connection with the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.Rajnish Rai, who has for some months now been on a collision course with the state government, has filed a ...

• CBI plea against Amit Shah bail in Supreme Court

  Will former Gujarat minister Amit Shah's bail be cancelled?The Supreme Court will take up the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea to cancel bail of former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah in the Shorabuddin fake encounter case.In its status report, the CBI had indicted Shah and Gujarat police. CBI also said with the help of Gujarat pol...

• CBI submits final report in Sohrabuddin case

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted the final report in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case to the Supreme Court. The report is in a sealed cover. The court has directed that a copy of the report be given to the petitioner, Gujarat government and the accused.The Supreme Court will take up the CBI report on 14th December; on the ...

• Ex-Gujarat minister Amit Shah gets bail

  After three months in Sabarmati jail, former Gujarat Minister and Narendra Modi's right-hand man for long, Amit Shah, walked out on bail today. (Read: Who is Amit Shah) Shah was  arrested by the CBI in connection with the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case on July 25. He had challenged the rejection of his bail plea by a Central Bureau of Investi...

• Sohrabuddin fake encounter case: Will Amit Shah get bail today?

  The Gujarat High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on the petition filed by former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah challenging the rejection of his bail plea by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court today. Amit Shah was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case on July 25.He had filed a b...

• Sohrabuddin encounter case: Geeta Johri attacks CBI Additional Director

  More details are emerging after Rajkot police commissioner Geeta Johri, who is under scanner for shoddy handling of the Sohrabudin case, filed a curative petition in Supreme Court on Friday.In the petition, a copy of which is with NDTV, Geeta Johri said the CBI had pressurised different police officers including her to name political figures like A...

• Court refuses to give CBI custody of Amit Shah

  In a setback to the CBI, a special court in Ahmedabad on Sunday rejected its plea seeking remand of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, arrested in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.Special CBI Judge A Y Dave rejected the CBI application, saying the agency was earlier given time to question Shah inside the jail for three day...