ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD

Hyderabad Encounter: SC Grants 6 More Months for Probe Report

The Inquiry Commission, constituted on SC orders, had sought six more months to complete the probe.

Published
India
1 min read
story-hero-img
i
Aa
Aa
Small
Aa
Medium
Aa
Large
Hindi Female

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has reportedly granted the Inquiry Commission’s plea seeking six more months to complete the probe into the alleged encounter of the four persons last December, LiveLaw.in reported.

The four men had been in police custody for the alleged rape and murder of a woman veterinary doctor in November, a case that had sparked national outrage. On 6 December, the Telangana police shot dead the four accused in the Hyderabad veterinary doctor's murder and rape case in an encounter.

ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD

On the intervening night of 27 and 28 November, a Hyderabad vet doctor was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and suffocated to death before her torched body was found on 28 November morning.

Days after the death of the four men, the Supreme Court had reportedly directed the constitution of an Inquiry Commission to probe the events that led to the alleged encounter of the four by Telangana cops.

The Commissioner had been formed to investigate the “circumstances that led to the death of the aforementioned four persons and to ascertain as to whether any offence appears to have been committed in the course. If yes, to fix the responsibility of erring officials .

(With inputs from LiveLaw.in)

(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

0

Read Latest News and Breaking News at The Quint, browse for more from news and india

Topics:  Gangrape    Supreme Court   Custodial Death 

Speaking truth to power requires allies like you.
Become a Member
3 months
12 months
12 months
Check Member Benefits
Read More
×
×