The Salman Khan house firing case has taken a brand new flip because the household of Anuj Thapan, one of the accused who died in police custody, has approached the Bombay High Court. Thapan’s household alleges custodial torture and homicide and is looking for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his dying.
Salman Khan house firing case: Family of deceased accused seeks CBI probe in High Court
Family Disputes Police Version of Events
According to a Press Trust of India (PTI) report, Thapan’s mom, Rita Devi, filed a petition in the High Court on Friday, May 3. The petition disputes the police declare that Thapan dedicated suicide in the lock-up. Devi alleges foul play and claims her son was killed. The petition requests the High Court to direct a CBI investigation into Thapan’s dying. It additional alleges that Thapan was bodily assaulted and tortured by police whereas in custody.
The petition additionally seeks a number of items of proof from the police, which incorporates CCTV footage of the police station and lock-up the place Thapan was held, Call Data Records (CDR) of police officers concerned in the firing incident investigation (from April 24 to May 2), and a contemporary publish-mortem examination of Thapan’s physique.
Background of the Case
Four people, together with Thapan, have been arrested in reference to the firing incident at Salman Khan’s residence on April 14. The different arrested people are Sonu Bishnoi, and alleged shooters Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi stay needed in the case.
Thapan was arrested on April 26 from Punjab on expenses of supplying firearms and ammunition for the firing. He was remanded to police custody till April 30. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) was invoked in the case by the police. On April 29, all 4 accused, together with Thapan, have been produced earlier than a particular courtroom and remanded to police custody till May eighth. However, Thapan was discovered lifeless in the lock-up bathroom on May 1.
The High Court is but to schedule a listening to on the petition.
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