The Hyderabad Police is clearly in the dock over the encounter killing of four persons who were accused of raping and murdering Disha, a 26-year-old veterinarian, on 27 November 2019.
A Supreme Court-appointed fact finding commission, through cross examination of top police officials, has revealed blow-by-blow how the four accused – C Chennakesavulu, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Mohammed Arif – met their end, when taken for an 'evidence collection drive' to Chatanpally village, in the outskirts of Hyderabad, on 6 December 2019.
In effect, the Justice Sirpurkar Commission has revealed gaping holes in the police’s ‘encounter’ story. Moreover, the questions from the commission – which is made up of retired judges Justices VS Sirpurkar and Rekha Sondur Baldota along with former CBI director DR Karthikeyan – have also posed serious questions about other encounter killings in the state.
The Quint examined transcripts of the hearings where top cop VC Sajjanar – who was in-charge of Disha case investigation – was cross-examined, to find that the commission has come down heavily on the officer.