CBI wants Satish Verma back on Ishrat Encounter Case
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- Friday, 15 June 2012 16:13
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
In a move which could have wider political ramifications, the CBI has written to Gujarat government seeking IPS officer Satish Verma’s services to help probe the 2004 Ishrat encounter case.
Verma was initially a member special investigation team (SIT) set up by Gujarat high court in the Ishrat case. He pursued the case aggressively and in January last year he filed an affidavit stating that the encounter was a staged one and that he had evidence to prove so. He also highlighted how the state machinery was at work to hinder the probe.
This did not go down will with the state government and he was allegedly targeted by the state government which ordered that investigation into two Porbandar encounter cases against him be put on a fast track.
Later on when the investingation of the case was transferred to the CBI, the HC had directed the state government to spare Verma’s service whenever CBI wanted it. “The state government shall spare the services of Satish Verma as and when so desired or required by CBI for helping CBI to provide clues for further investigation or any other matter related thereto,” the order reads.
Now the CBI has sought Verma’s assistance and written to the chief secretary to depute him on the case for six months.
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