Gujarat high court on Thursday came down heavily on state government and rejected its proposal for transfer of 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case to special task force (STF), while appointing a new chairman of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by it to probe the case.
A division bench of Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Abhilasha Kumari today ordered appointment of 1980 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre Dr Satyapal Singh as new SIT chief. Singh will replace Karnail Singh, who was relieved off the charge on his request following his posting in the north-eastern state of Mizoram.
During the hearing on Thursday, counsel for Central government, Pankaj Champaneri, produced names of three senior IPS officers suggested by Union ministry of home affairs as asked by the court in May.
—PTI