After the Ishrat Jahan episode, it was time for the encounter case of Sadik Jamal to be heard by a bench of the Gujarat high court. Justice Akil Kureshi started the hearing in the case on Friday but adjourned the same to August 6.
Earlier, Mukul Sinha, lawyer for Sadik's brother Shabbir, in his argument read an FIR and other primary documents related to the case. But the hearing was adjourned due to paucity of time.
Earlier petitioner Shabbir had moved a plea seeking speedy hearing of thepetition seeking CBI probe in the case. The petition raised doubts against DG Vanzara, who is lodged in Sabarmati jail, in connection with the Sohrabuddin encounter, and PP Pandey, then joint commissioner of police of DCB.
Sadik was killed in an encounter with cops of the crime branch on January 13, 2003 in Naroda area. The cops claimed that Jamal was on a mission to kill Narendra Modi, LK Advani and other BJP leaders.
Shabbir submitted in the petition that the story was concocted by DG Vanzara and PP Pandey. He further submitted that Sadik was actually in the custody of Pandey and Vanzara at Bungalow No.15 which was the DCB office in Shahibaug from January 3 to 13, 2003.
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