Ahmedabad, July 26: In a major breakthrough that could tighten the noose around Gujarat’s former minister of state for home, Mr Amit Shah, and diminish his chances of getting bail, Mr Shah’s onetime close confidant N.K. Amin, a former deputy superintendent of police and known as a brave encounter specialist, filed an application in a CBI court saying he wanted to turn approver in the Sohrabuddin case.
His change of heart can spell doom for many since he is one person known to be involved from the planning stage of the fake encounter to its execution and subsequent coverup. The minister spoke to him over 32 times in five days at the time of the encounter. Mr Amin has been in Sabarmati Jail for the past 40 months.