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Sonia Vihar Encounter: NHRC orders probe
ABHISHEK KUMAR/UMESH/ TSI TEAM | New Delhi, January 7, 2012 20:38
Tags : encounter | sonia vihar | fake | NHRC | ayub aslam |
Tags : encounter | sonia vihar | fake | NHRC | ayub aslam |
Almost six years after the encounter in Sonia Vihar in which five people were gunned down by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on 5th May'2006, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has now termed the encounter as 'fake' and ordered probe on the same.
Sanjay, Aslam, Manoj, Sehzad and Ayub from a same goon group were reportedly killed in the encounter and all of them hail from Meerut, UP. After 5 years of the incident, in 2010 Jamil, Ayub's father and Sanjay's wife approached NHRC alleging that it is fake.
According to sources, NHRC has got some important facts which reflects manipulation. District Magistrate Vijay Dev has been appointed as the chief of the probe.
The two most important facts which emerged as the pointer of bungle are, (1) None of the deceased have had their finger-prints on the fire-arms recovered from them and (2) nor the deceased had traces of gun-powder on their palms.
The story so far...
Five gangsters were gunned down in an encounter with the Special Cell of the Delhi police at Sonia Vihar in North-East Delhi on 5th May, 2006, reportedly involved in over 70 cases of robbery and murder in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. One of the co-accused managed to escape. Six firearms and a grenade were recovered from their possession.
According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnal Singh,their team had been trying to locate the gangster, Ayub, and his accomplices. After getting the information that Ayub along with other members of the gang would come to North-East Delhi in a white Tata Sumo bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number, a police team laid a siege near Yamuna Pushta at Sonia Vihar.
Around 10-45 p.m., the police spotted the vehicle and signalled the driver to stop. Realising that they had been intercepted, the suspects alighted from the vehicle and tried to flee on foot, firing at the policemen.
In retaliatory action, five of the accused sustained injuries, while the sixth fled taking advantage of the darkness. The injured, four of who were identified as Ayub, Aslam, Manoj and Sanjay, were rushed to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where they were declared brought dead. Two 9 mm pistol, a .32 bore revolver, two .32 bore pistols and a country-made firearm were recovered from them. Ayub was heading the gang.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
