ATS SP Amin suspended

Ahmedabad, Aug 24 (UNI) The Gujarat Home Department today suspended former Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Superintendent of Police N K Amin for his alleged involvement in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

The Gujarat Home Department issued the suspension orders on Mr Amin, who had recently been transferred to Vadodara (Rural) police, after Gujarat CID, which is probing the fake encounter case, filed an application in a local court seeking his remand.

Yesterday, the city session court had partially heard the police remand application moved by Gujarat CID, and further hearing has been posted for August 27.

The CID (Crime) had sought Amin's remand. He had been sent to judicial custody by the court on August 17 as another of his bail application is pending before the Supreme Court.

Amin had surrendered before a local court on August 16 after his earlier anticipatory bail application was rejected by the Supreme Court on August 13.

Amin's first anticipatory bail application was rejected by the apex Court following an appeal filed by the Gujarat Government. The State Government took this step after the Supreme Court pulled up the government in the case last month.

Amin is among a dozen police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan who have been charged with murdering Sohrabuddin in a fake encounter.

Three IPS officers and eight others have been arrested in the sensational case in which ATS teams of the two states allegedly murdered Sohrabuddin and eliminated his wife Kausar Bi. The case is now being investigated by CID Crime under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court.

UNI