Today in Ahmedabad, in 2003 Sadiq Jamal Mehtar encounter case, a special CBI judge KM Dave completed hearing and has kept Order reserved till October 15 on application filed 3 years ago seeking further enquiry. Shabbir Jamal Sadiq’s brother had made application for further investigation 4 years back after CBI’s chargesheet against 8 policemen did not reveal any conspiracy or motive behind the murder. He sought probe against senior cops like DG Vanzara and PP Pandey and their then political masters in the role allegedly played by then chief minister Narendra Modi and then junior home minister Amit Shah apart from Central IB’s special director Rajinder Kumar.
In 2013, the CBI replied to this application by stating that the probe was underway. Since then there was no development in the case. According to Shabbir’s advocate Shamshadkhan Pathan, the accused police officials objected to this application mainly on the ground that the probe was already underway and hence the application was premature.
