Sohrabuddin Sheikh

Ex-IPS Officer DG Vanzara Promoted By Gujarat Government Post-Retirement

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 26, 2020

Former IPS officer DG Vanzara, who was accused in the alleged fake encounters of Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh and was later discharged in both the cases, has been given post-retirement promotion as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the Gujarat government, six years after he retired from service.

Elections 2019: "Amit Shah Will Be Home Minister If BJP Returns": Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday May 10, 2019

With just two phases left for the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today cautioned voters that Bharatiya Janta Party chief Amit Shah could be made home minister if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh's Brother Challenges Acquittals In Fake Encounter Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

Rubabuddin Sheikh, brother of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh who was killed in an alleged fake encounter along with his wife and an associate, has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court, challenging the acquittal of all 22 accused in the case.

Congress Framed Amit Shah In Encounter Case, Says Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

The Congress "misused" the CBI to frame BJP president Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday, demanding Rahul Gandhi's apology for his party's actions.

Congress Used Sohrabuddin Case To Try And Destroy Amit Shah: Smriti Irani

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

The BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress leadership of using the CBI to manufacture evidence in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case to "politically destroy" its president Amit Shah who, it said, has come out of this "trial by fire" unscathed.

"Politician-Police Nexus" Not Proved In Sohrabuddin Case: Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 1, 2019

Though the prosecution "tried", it failed to prove any "politician-police" nexus in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati, a special CBI court had said while acquitting all the 22 accused on December 21.

Rahul Gandhi Should Ask Who Killed The Sohrabuddin Probe: Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 31, 2018

Taking Congress head on over the Sohrabuddin case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that the appropriate question for party president Rahul Gandhi to ask would be, who killed the investigation in this case.

Sohrabuddin Case Was CBI Judge's Last Verdict

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2018

For special CBI Judge SJ Sharma, acquitting all 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati on Friday, was the last judgement of his career.

"Nobody Killed Them...": Rahul Gandhi After Sohrabuddin Sheikh Verdict

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday December 23, 2018

A day after all 22 accused in the encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and friend were acquitted by a court in Mumbai, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has tweeted a list of seven people and said "No one killed them, they just died".

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Case: The 22 Accused Who Were Freed By Court Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 21, 2018

Here is a list of the 22 people acquitted by a special CBI court in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. They were accused of killing Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati.

No Proof Of Fake Encounter In Sohrabuddin Case, Says Court: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 21, 2018

All 22 accused in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and his friend Tulsiram Prajapati by police officers were acquitted today by a court in Mumbai, which said the evidence was "unsatisfactory" and not enough to prove conspiracy and cold-blooded murder. The CBI had said that the three were murdered by Gujarat police officers as part o...

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case: Verdict Likely Tomorrow After 13 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 20, 2018

A special CBI court in Mumbai is likely to pronounce on Friday the verdict in the sensational Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Tulsiram Prajapati alleged fake encounter case of 2005 in which 22 people, most of them police officials, are on trial.

Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case: CBI Special Court Verdict On December 21

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday December 7, 2018

A special CBI court in Mumbai will give its verdict in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case on December 21. Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a petty criminal, was killed near Gujarat's Gandhinagar in November 2005 by Gujarat police officers who called him a terrorist. His wife Kausar Bi was also killed. Tulsiram Prajapati, who was accompanying the couple ...

Sohrabuddin Killed With Motive Of Political, Monetary Gains: Investigator

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2005 with the "dual motive of political and monetary gains", the chief investigating officer (CIO) in the case told a special court here Monday.

Ex-Cop DG Vanzara Wanted Minister Dead, Sohrabuddin Got Contract: Witness

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday November 4, 2018

A key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case has claimed in a Mumbai court that ex-police officer of Gujarat, DG Vanzara, had given out a contract to kill Haren Pandya -- former home minister of the state. Sohrabuddin, the witness said, claimed he got the contract, and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati claimed he had carried out the murder.