3 policemen remanded in judicial custody in fake encounter case

Ahmedabad, May 21 (UNI) A local court today remanded in judicial custody three policemen of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), arrested in connection with the 'fake encounter' of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.

The State CID (Crime), probing the case, produced Inspector N H Dabhi, constable Ajay Parmar and santram sharma before the court.

The three accused were arrested for their alleged role in the killing of Sohrabuddin, who was shot dead in a joint operation by Gujarat ATS and Rajasthan police near Vishala circle on the outskirts of the city in November 2005.

The investigating agency is also probing the role of these policemen in the murder of Sohrabuddin's wife Kausar Bi who is believed to have been killed and her body burnt by the police.

Police have so far arrested six people, including suspended IPS officer and former head of ATS D G Vanzara, his former deputy Rajkumar Pandian and Rajasthan cadre IPS officer M N Dinesh. The three IPS officers were arrested on April 24.

The prosecution's application seeking to conduct a narco-analysis test on the three arrested ATS officials is expected to come up for hearing on May 25. A similar plea for a narco-analysis of the three IPS officials will also be heard on that day.

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