New FIR against accused policemen involved in Ishrat Jehan case

AHMEDABAD: CBI inquiry has been ordered by the Gujrat High court into fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others. In a setback to the Narender Modi government, the special investigation team, SIT, probing the 2004 Ishrat Jehan case had earlier concluded that the college girl was killed in a fake encounter.

Report submitted to the High court on 18 of last month, the SIT said Ishrat and three others were killed prior to the encounter date of June 15, 2004.

Also the Gujarat High Court ordered a fresh FIR against accused policemen involved the case.

Along with Javed Sheikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Amjad Ali Rana and Zeeshan Johar, Ishrat, a 19-year-old college girl was killed in a shootout by Ahmedabad Crime Branch on June 15, 2004.