Gujarat Encounter Cop

Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has dared Home Minister Amit Shah to name the officers of a central agency who the BJP leader alleged had put pressure on him to frame Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister.

The Home Ministry has dismissed an Indian Police Service officer from the Gujarat cadre, Satish Chandra Verma, who had assisted the Central Bureau in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan.

A special CBI court today discharged police officers GL Singhal, Tarun Barot and Anaju Chaudhary in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case.

A special CBI court is likely to pass an order on May 2 on the applications of retired police officers DG Vanzara and NK Amin seeking dropping of proceeding against them in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case after the Gujarat government declined the sanction to prosecute them.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today told the court that Gujarat government has declined sanction to prosecute retired police officers DG Vanzara and N K Amin in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

An accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case and another who was recently discharged in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh case are among six IPS officers promoted by the Gujarat government on Tuesday, according to a notification.

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...

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday, its verdict on whether or not some senior Gujarat and Rajasthan police officers deserve to be discharged in the 2005-2006 encounter case of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and their aide.

DG Vanzara, who spent nine years in prison after being accused of extra-judicial killings as a top cop in Gujarat, says that he's negotiating to join the BJP ahead of December's election. "There were brief meetings, but so far, nothing has materialized as far as joining the party is concerned. There is no truth in reports that I have sought a ticke...

Gujarat police officers NK Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in encounter killings including that of 19-year-old student Ishrat Jahan, gave their word to the Supreme Court today that they would resign.

Former Gujarat police officer DG Vanzara was discharged in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case by a special court in Mumbai today. The court dropped the charges against him, and Rajasthan police officer MN Dinesh, citing insufficient evidence. With this, 15 of the 38 accused in the 12-year-old case have been let off.

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.

Gujarat's top cop Director General of Police PP Pandey has resigned, it was announced, after the Supreme Court said today that it would order his removal unless he has offered to quit. The Gujarat government told the court that Mr Pandey was ready to step down and would be relieved of his post immediately. Meetings have begun in state capital Gandh...

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.

Retired Gujarat police officer DG Vanzara - an accused in several encounter cases -- triggered a fresh controversy after celebratory shots were fired during his rally in Saurashtra's Gondal town on Sunday.

Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has dared Home Minister Amit Shah to name the officers of a central agency who the BJP leader alleged had put pressure on him to frame Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister.

The Home Ministry has dismissed an Indian Police Service officer from the Gujarat cadre, Satish Chandra Verma, who had assisted the Central Bureau in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan.

A special CBI court today discharged police officers GL Singhal, Tarun Barot and Anaju Chaudhary in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case.

A special CBI court is likely to pass an order on May 2 on the applications of retired police officers DG Vanzara and NK Amin seeking dropping of proceeding against them in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case after the Gujarat government declined the sanction to prosecute them.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today told the court that Gujarat government has declined sanction to prosecute retired police officers DG Vanzara and N K Amin in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

An accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case and another who was recently discharged in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh case are among six IPS officers promoted by the Gujarat government on Tuesday, according to a notification.

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...

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday, its verdict on whether or not some senior Gujarat and Rajasthan police officers deserve to be discharged in the 2005-2006 encounter case of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and their aide.

DG Vanzara, who spent nine years in prison after being accused of extra-judicial killings as a top cop in Gujarat, says that he's negotiating to join the BJP ahead of December's election. "There were brief meetings, but so far, nothing has materialized as far as joining the party is concerned. There is no truth in reports that I have sought a ticke...

Gujarat police officers NK Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in encounter killings including that of 19-year-old student Ishrat Jahan, gave their word to the Supreme Court today that they would resign.

Former Gujarat police officer DG Vanzara was discharged in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case by a special court in Mumbai today. The court dropped the charges against him, and Rajasthan police officer MN Dinesh, citing insufficient evidence. With this, 15 of the 38 accused in the 12-year-old case have been let off.

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.

Gujarat's top cop Director General of Police PP Pandey has resigned, it was announced, after the Supreme Court said today that it would order his removal unless he has offered to quit. The Gujarat government told the court that Mr Pandey was ready to step down and would be relieved of his post immediately. Meetings have begun in state capital Gandh...

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.

Retired Gujarat police officer DG Vanzara - an accused in several encounter cases -- triggered a fresh controversy after celebratory shots were fired during his rally in Saurashtra's Gondal town on Sunday.