IPS officer discharged from Sohrabuddin encounter case

Mumbai

The special CBI court here today discharged Andra Pradesh-cadre IPS officer N Balasubramanyam from the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encountercase for lack of evidence.

Special CBI judge M B Gosavi passed the order.

According to CBI, the IPS officer and his subordinate had helped the Gujarat police execute the alleged “fake” encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.

The court has so far discharged then Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria, Rajasthan-based businessman Vimal Patni, former Gujarat police chief P C Pande, Additional Director General of Police Geeta Johri, Gujarat police officer Abhay Chudasama, Yashpal Chudasama and Ajay Patel (both senior office-bearers of Ahmedabad District Co-Operative Bank) from the case.

PTI