Tulsiram Prajapati

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.

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.

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...

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 ...

The CBI during the final hearing of the Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati alleged fake encounter case told a court in Mumbai today that hostile witnesses hampered the probe.

BJP president Amit Shah and police officers DG Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandiyan and Dinesh MN were "principal conspirators" in the alleged fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin case witness Tulsiram Prajapati, a police officer told a Mumbai court on Wednesday.

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.

The Bombay High Court on Monday 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 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.

A special CBI court today framed charges in the case of alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati under several charges like murder, abduction, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.

NK Amin, an accused in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case who is currently serving as superintendent of police in Mahisagar district, was today granted one-year extension by Gujarat government, days after he was discharged in fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati by a CBI court in Mumbai.

The special CBI court in Mumbai today discharged Gujarat police officer Abhay Chudasama from the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter killing cases observing that there was no prosecutable evidence against him.

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.

DG Vanzara stood in an open jeep and waved like the winning candidate in an election, many garlands around his neck and flower petals showered upon him by supporters as he left Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail on Wednesday afternoon.

One of Gujarat's most controversial police officers, DG Vanzara, has been granted bail in the second of two encounter killing cases, allowing him to leave the jail in Ahmedabad where he has spent nearly eight years. However, Mr Vanzara will have to leave his home state. The court that granted him bail today said he cannot enter Gujarat.

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.

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.

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...

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 ...

The CBI during the final hearing of the Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati alleged fake encounter case told a court in Mumbai today that hostile witnesses hampered the probe.

BJP president Amit Shah and police officers DG Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandiyan and Dinesh MN were "principal conspirators" in the alleged fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin case witness Tulsiram Prajapati, a police officer told a Mumbai court on Wednesday.

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.

The Bombay High Court on Monday 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 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.

A special CBI court today framed charges in the case of alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati under several charges like murder, abduction, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.

NK Amin, an accused in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case who is currently serving as superintendent of police in Mahisagar district, was today granted one-year extension by Gujarat government, days after he was discharged in fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati by a CBI court in Mumbai.

The special CBI court in Mumbai today discharged Gujarat police officer Abhay Chudasama from the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter killing cases observing that there was no prosecutable evidence against him.

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.

DG Vanzara stood in an open jeep and waved like the winning candidate in an election, many garlands around his neck and flower petals showered upon him by supporters as he left Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail on Wednesday afternoon.

One of Gujarat's most controversial police officers, DG Vanzara, has been granted bail in the second of two encounter killing cases, allowing him to leave the jail in Ahmedabad where he has spent nearly eight years. However, Mr Vanzara will have to leave his home state. The court that granted him bail today said he cannot enter Gujarat.