High Court rejects plea for judicial probe in Batla House encounter case
August 26th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI0: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday accepted the findings of the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) giving clean chit to Delhi Police in the Batla House encounter case and declined to institute a judicial probe into the gun-battle.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah rejected the plea of an NGO, ‘Act Now For Harmony and Democracy’, seeking judicial probe in the case on the alleged ground that the NHRC has failed to conduct a proper probe.
On July 22 , the NHRC had given a clean chit to the Delhi Police in the case.
Encounter specialist Delhi police inspector M C Sharma was killed during the police action against suspected terrorists on September 19, 2008 in the aftermath of serial blasts in Batla House locality in the national capital.
Two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists who were killed were identified as Atif Amin and Mohd Sajid. Two other IM suspects Mohd Saif and Zeeshan were arrested from the Batla House area. (ANI)
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