Law will take its own course in Soharabuddin case: Gujarat DGP

Law will take its own course in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case which has been handed over to CBI by the Supreme Court, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) said today.

Asked to comment on the observations made by the apex court in the investigation by Gujarat Police in the case, DGP SS Khandwawala said, "Law will take its own course".

He said it won't be appropriate for him to comment on SC order, which yesterday directed CBI to probe the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin and killing of his wife Kauser Bi and an accomplice.

Suspended DIG DG Vanjara and RK Pandiyan (Gujarat IPS officers) besides Dinesh MN (Rajasthan cadre IPS officer) are the main accused along with 10 others in the case.

Sohrabuddin, a suspected gangster, was allegedly shot dead by the Gujarat Police with the help of their Andhra Pradesh counterparts in November 2005, claiming he was planning to kill chief minister Narendra Modi.

The court had come down heavily on the Gujarat Government for failing to conduct impartial investigations and attempting to "mislead" the apex court by filing conflicting action taken reports (ATRs).