Rajasthan govt's clean chit to SP involved in Guj fake encounter

Jaipur, Apr 25 (UNI) Giving a clean chit to Alwar SP M N Dinesh, arrested in connection with a fake encounter in Gujarat, the Rajasthan government today said the police official was not present at the site of the shootout.

Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria, who is leading an official delegation comprising Home Secretary V S Singh and Director General of Police A S Gill to Gujarat, told UNI over phone that they have expressed their displeasure to the Gujarat administration as the arrest was made without prior information to them.

Mr Kataria wondered why the SP was made one of the main accused in the case. He said though the police official was in Ahmedabad that day, he was not present at the site of the encounter.

He said the state government would provide all legal assistance to the beleaguered police official.

The Alwar SP was arrested along with DIG D G Vanzara and SP Rajkumar Pandian of Gujarat police for his alleged involvement in a fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in November 2005 in Ahmedabad.

Meanwhile Dinesh MN, DG Vanzara and Rajkumar Pandyan were put under seven days police remand.

UNI