Click to play videoAhmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case.
SIT Chairman RR Verma has been directed to file a fresh FIR within a span of two weeks and handover the entire report to the CBI.
At present, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the CBI and the National investigation Agency (NIA) are investigating the case. The victim's family favours an SIT probe. An FIR may also be filed in the case.
The CBI was also directed to form a team of officials to investigate the case that will be headed by an officer of the rank of DIG.
The court also said that NIA cannot be entrusted with the investigation because it is beyond the charter of NIA and this case cannot be termed as terrorist act after the SIT report.
IH Sayed, advocate for Ishrat's mother said, "Happy with the CBI. The judgement is amazing and have got what we initially wanted. Court has told SIT to file a fresh FIR and also transfer the earlier FIR as well. Court has also told CBI to inform the court incase their was interference from any side."
Last week the court had asked for an FIR to be filed for murder against the police officers who killed her and three others in 2004.
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