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Home / News / India News / 2019 Hyderabad Disha case accused encounter 'fake,' says SC panel
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2019 Hyderabad Disha case accused encounter 'fake,' says SC panel

2019 Hyderabad Disha case accused encounter 'fake,' says SC panel
Written by Manzoor-ul-Hassan
May 20, 2022, 05:28 pm 3 min read
2019 Hyderabad Disha case accused encounter 'fake,' says SC panel
The SC has referred the matter to Telangana High Court for further proceedings

In a startling revelation, a Supreme Court-appointed commission on Friday declared the police encounter of the accused in the 2019 Disha gang-rape and murder in Hyderabad as "fake." The three-member panel, led by ex-judge Justice VS Sirpurkar, also said three of the four rape and murder accused, killed in the encounter, were minors. The panel also recommended the trial of accused policemen for murder.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • In 2019, the gang-rape of Disha (name changed), a 26-year-old veterinarian, shocked the entire country.
  • Later, all four accused were shot dead in a suspicious encounter the same year.
  • As per the police report, the accused were taken to the crime scene for recreating the events, when they reportedly attacked the police officers and were killed in the cops' retaliatory firing.
Report
What did the SC panel say in the report?

The commission said that "the accused were deliberately fired upon" with the purpose to kill them. "We are of the opinion that at the relevant time, Jolu Shiva, Jolu Naveen, and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu were minors," it stated. The panel also pointed out many obvious flaws in the inquiry and recommended that the 10 police officers involved be charged with murder.

Details
SC referred the case to Telangana High Court

The SC on Friday ordered the release of the three-member probe commission's sealed cover report on the encounter deaths of four suspects in the case. It sent the issue to the Telangana High Court for further proceedings. A bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana rejected the request of senior advocate Shyam Divan—representing the Telangana government—that the report be kept under a sealed cover.

Probe
Why was the special probe ordered?

The panel was formed on December 12, 2019, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the encounter and provide a report within six months. Former Bombay High Court judge Rekha Sondur Baldota and ex-CBI director Dr. Karthikeyan are also members of the Commission. The SC granted the commission extension on three occasions to file its final report on the matter.

Backstory
Details about sensational Disha gang-rape, murder case

On November 28, Disha was allegedly abducted by four accused—Mohammed Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen, and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu—near the Tondupally toll plaza. She was gang-raped, killed, and burned. The accused were later arrested and on December 6, they were killed in a police encounter during an alleged bid to escape. Subsequently, a three-member Supreme Court panel was formed to probe the encounter.

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Manzoor ul Hassan is a multi-media journalist and writer. His stories on healthcare, politics, society, and lifestyle were published by leading news organisations. He is currently working as a National Writer for NewsBytes. He has previously worked for national and international news organisations such as ARD (German TV), Healthwire.co, ORF Austria, Pear Video, BBC, and NDTV.
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