New Delhi: The Supreme Court will consider on Wednesday whether to hear a PIL seeking an SIT probe into the killing of four men, who were arrested on charges of gang rape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana, an alleged encounter by the police.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submissions of lawyer G S Mani on Monday that the plea seeking independent investigation against the police officials concerned be listed for urgent hearing.
Another advocate M L Sharma has also filed a similar petition saying the SIT probe should be monitored by former apex court judges. The PIL, filed by Mani and lawyer Pradeep Kumar Yadav, claimed that the alleged encounter was “fake” and FIR should be lodged against police officials who were involved in the incident. Telangana police said on Friday that the accused were killed in an exchange of fire with police.
The incident took place around 6.30 am when the accused were taken to the site of offence for the reconstruction of the scene of crime as part of the investigation.
The four accused were shot dead on NH-44 near Hyderabad — the same highway where the charred body of 26-year-old veterinarian found. Mani and Yadav, in their PIL, said that no one would support the accused who are involved in gang rape and murder cases against innocent women. (PTI)
