The CBI’s probe of the killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others, allegedly in a fake encounter, has come across a conspiracy involving Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials and some state-level politicia

Emboldened by the recent Supreme Court ruling, the CBI is now contemplating registering fresh cases against certain senior officials of the state governments and Central ministries as a part of its pr

Investigations into the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case have revealed that a gunny bag containing 17 kilograms of yellow powder recovered from the Indica car, used to bring all four victims to the cr

Officers investigating the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case have made a startling revelation: that the weapons which found on the deceased after the alleged shootout did not bear any bloodstains, leading them to believe the arms may have been planted on the bodies.

Forensic analysis of the scene of the alleged fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed and of the weapons recovered from the spot indicate that they did not belong to the victims, sources said.

Investigations into the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case have established that the 19-year-old Mumbai teenager and her three alleged associates had sustained a total of 80 bullet wounds during the “shootout” on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in the early hours of June 15, 2004. Investigators are still clueless about the firearms from which nine bullets were fired at the deceased persons.

In the first round of firing during the alleged fake Ishrat encounter case, accused Gujarat cops, including Tarun Barot and Mohan Kalswa, exhausted their ammunition and stopped firing. For the second round of firing, Barot and Kalswa forcibly took away the weapons of I.K. Chauhan and started firing at the detainees.

Almost a year after the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmheshwar Singh, alias “Mukhiya”, the CBI is all set to start its probe into the killing. Mukhiya was the founder of the militia of big landholders and middle class peasants in South Bihar plains.

In a bid to establish the alleged link of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers, including special director Rajinder Kumar, in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case conspiracy, the CBI is now taking help of the Gujarat police as it has recently questioned a number of state cops connected with the case.

The CBI is likely to register cases against senior officials of certain state government-run Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) as part of its probe into the Coalgate scam. The agency, sources said, is expected to register two fresh FIRs against officials of the state government-run PSUs by the end of July.