Unforgettable sequence of event that witnessed huge uproar across the country after Nirbhay was Disha rape murder case. The heinous crime took a dramatic event due to encounter of accused involved. Justice V S Sirpurkar Commission was appointed by Supreme Court of India to investigate the event of encounter in Disha Rape cum murder case. The Supreme Court-appointed committee on Friday held that the 2019 encounter at Hyderabad was fake and recommended that the 10 police officers be tried for murder for killing of four rape and murder accused. All the 10 police officers – V Surender, K Narasimha Reddy, Shaik Lal Madhar, Mohammed Sirajuddin, Kocherla Ravi, K Venkateshwarulu, S Arvind Goud, D Janakiram, R Balu Rathod and D Srikanth, are to be tried for the offences under Section 302 read with 34 IPC, 201 read with 302 IPC and 34 IPC, as the above discussion would show that the different acts committed by each of them were done in furtherance of common intention to kill the deceased suspects.”
In 2019, 27-year-old veterinarian, was kidnapped, raped and murdered near a toll plaza at Tondupally, Shamshabad and her body was dumped and burnt at Chatanpally near Shadnagar, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Accused Mohammed Arif, Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu, Jolu Shiva, and Jollu Naveen were arrested after the gang rape and murder of the doctor in November 2019. Police said the accused were killed in an encounter on December 6, 2019, as they tried to flee during collection of evidence at the spot. The commission had earlier said in July 2020 that it could not complete the probe due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in March to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The commission said its members were unable to carry out spot inspection and hold an open hearing ahead of preparing a report on its investigations. The top court had on December 12, 2019 appointed a three-member panel headed by former top court judge VS Sirpurkar to probe into the killing of four men accused of raping and murdering the veterinarian in Hyderabad by Telangana Police in an alleged fake encounter. The other two members of the panel are former Bombay HC judge Rekha Prakash Baldota and former CBI chief DR Kartikeyan. The top court had given several six-month extensions to the Justice Sirpurkar committee to conclude the inquiry.
Justice V S Sirpurkar
Former Judge Supreme Court of India
