Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case: Brother Moves SC Challenging Acquittal of 21 Policemen

'Failure of judicial system': SC on 45-year-old case

India News: NEW DELHI: It took a lower court 22 years to complete trial in a double murder case and another 22 years for Jharkhand high court to decide the appeal.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case: Brother moves SC challenging acquittal of 21 policemen

The younger brother of deceased Sohrabuddin Sheikh has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's decision upholding the acquittal of 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, including 21 policemen from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Brother moves Supreme Court against HC order acquitting 22

The Bombay High Court had said that the prosecution’s case was based on circumstantial evidence with ‘several broken links in the chain of circumstances’.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s brother challenges acquittal of 21 policemen in Supreme Court

Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s brother challenges acquittal of accused in staged encounter killing in Supreme Court

The prosecution told the court that after Sheikh’s death, his wife Kausar Bi was raped by a constable before being killed, while sole witness Prajapati, who was in police custody, was also killed in an encounter when he allegedly tried to escape in December 2006.

Sohrabuddin Shaikh Encounter Case : Brother Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court's Acquittals

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order acquitting 22 accused, including 21 policemen (from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh), in the 2005...