Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Brother moves Supreme Court against HC order acquitting 22

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case: Brother Moves SC Challenging Acquittal of 21 Policemen

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The younger brother of deceased Sohrabuddin Sheikh has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's decision upholding the acquittal of 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, including 21 policemen from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. India News | Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case: Brother Moves SC Challenging Acquittal of 21 Policemen.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh case: Brother moves Supreme Court against HC order acquitting 22

The Bombay High Court had said that the prosecution’s case was based on circumstantial evidence with ‘several broken links in the chain of circumstances’.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s brother challenges acquittal of 21 policemen in Supreme Court

Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s brother challenges acquittal of accused in staged encounter killing in Supreme Court

The prosecution told the court that after Sheikh’s death, his wife Kausar Bi was raped by a constable before being killed, while sole witness Prajapati, who was in police custody, was also killed in an encounter when he allegedly tried to escape in December 2006.