Indian police arrest ex minister over murder
New Delhi, India (AHN) - Indian police have arrested former Gujarat Minister of State for Home Amit Shah in connection of killing a Muslim man, accused of plotting to assassinate state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in a fake encounter in 2005.
Shah, who submitted his resignation to Modi on Saturday amid accusation of kidnapping and murder had been remanded to 13 days in judicial custody after he surrendered to police on Sunday. He will spend this time in Sabarmati Jail, but can appeal for bail.
Meanwhile, Shah denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the charges against him were fabricated and were politically motivated. He even alleged Congress of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation for electoral gain in Gujarat. “For the last 20 years, the Congress has not won even a municipal election in Gujarat. The Gujarat electorate has not accepted them, and they have been comprehensively beaten. This is their only recourse,” he added.
It may be noted that Shah and top three policemen are accused of kidnapping and killing Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a Muslim civilian, while he was traveling with his wife by a bus in November 2005. The Modi government later admitted that his wife, Kausar Bai, who went missing, was also killed.
Shah and his aides claimed that Sheikh was a member of banned militant group and alleged that he masterminded a plot to murder Modi five years ago – a claim the state police denied and said that they tried to cover up the killing by saying Sheikh belongs to Muslim group.
Explaining why the agency had not looked for police custody for Shah, which could have allowed investigators to easily interrogate him, CBI’s Joint Director P Kandaswamy said, “We have placed the evidence in the chargesheet to show his complicity in the crime. Therefore, at this point of time, his interrogation is not required.”
The CBI has filed a 30,000-page charge sheet against Shah for killing, extortion, kidnapping and other charges under the Indian Penal Code.
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Shah, who submitted his resignation to Modi on Saturday amid accusation of kidnapping and murder had been remanded to 13 days in judicial custody after he surrendered to police on Sunday. He will spend this time in Sabarmati Jail, but can appeal for bail.
Meanwhile, Shah denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the charges against him were fabricated and were politically motivated. He even alleged Congress of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation for electoral gain in Gujarat. “For the last 20 years, the Congress has not won even a municipal election in Gujarat. The Gujarat electorate has not accepted them, and they have been comprehensively beaten. This is their only recourse,” he added.
It may be noted that Shah and top three policemen are accused of kidnapping and killing Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a Muslim civilian, while he was traveling with his wife by a bus in November 2005. The Modi government later admitted that his wife, Kausar Bai, who went missing, was also killed.
Shah and his aides claimed that Sheikh was a member of banned militant group and alleged that he masterminded a plot to murder Modi five years ago – a claim the state police denied and said that they tried to cover up the killing by saying Sheikh belongs to Muslim group.
Explaining why the agency had not looked for police custody for Shah, which could have allowed investigators to easily interrogate him, CBI’s Joint Director P Kandaswamy said, “We have placed the evidence in the chargesheet to show his complicity in the crime. Therefore, at this point of time, his interrogation is not required.”
The CBI has filed a 30,000-page charge sheet against Shah for killing, extortion, kidnapping and other charges under the Indian Penal Code.
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