SC-ENCOUNTER THREE LAST

The apex court appears to have raised certain queries
about the amicus's claim that Tulsiram who was the only eye
witness to the couple's killing was killed an year later in
December 2007.

Subramaniam contended that the Gujarat police took
Tulsiram to Udaipur in northern state of Rajasthan where he
was killed in another fake encounter.

"It was easier to kill him (in Gujarat) than taking
him to Udaipur. If one person can be killed, then two persons
can also be killed (at the same time)", it said.

The amicus replied in the negative to another query
from the bench as to whether the accused police officers were
subjected to custodial interrogation and test identification
parade.

Three senior police officers D G Banjara (DIG), Raj
Kumar Pandiyan (SP), both Gujarat cadre and Dines M N of
Rajasthan Cadre are among the accused. All of them are in
judicial custody.

Asserting that it was a fit case for transferring the
investigations to CBI or any other independent investigating
agency, Subramanaim complained Inspector General of Police
Geeta Johri, who was earlier directed to personally supervise
the investigations, had walked out of the task from June 2007,
in "brazen violation" of the apex court's orders. PTI RB
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