CBI files chargesheet in Dehradun MBA student encounter case
Dehradun:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in the MBA student Ranbir Singh fake encounter case. The CBI ccused 18 police personnel
as responsible for the alleged fake encounter in the charge sheet, which was filed
five months after the incident. In the charge sheet filed before CBI Judge Narendra
Dutt here, the agency framed the murder charges against seven police personnel
under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 302. The charge sheet named Araghar Chowki incharge
G D Bhatt, for kidnapping and killing. Apart from Bhatt, the CBI also framed murder
charges against Sub-Inspectors Santosh Jaiswal, Nitin Chauhan, Rajesh Bist, Neeraj
Yadav, Chandra Mohan and constable Ajit Kumar. On July 3, Singh was killed in
an encounter by the Uttarakhand police. Several civil organisations and Singh's
family alleged it as a fake encounter. But the police maintained that Singh and
his friends who were riding a bike, failed to stop when they were asked to do
so by Bhatt, a sub-inspector at Dalanwala area for a security check up on the
eve of President Pratibha Patil's visit to Dehradun. Two of Singh's friends Ram
Kumar and Ashok Kumar, who were with him on the day of incident, were also arrested
by police. After investigation, the CBI had opined that Singh was killed after
being subjected to torture.
