In a breaking development, the Justice V S Sirpurkar Commission, set up by the Supreme Court to probe the deaths of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinarian at Chattanpally in Shadnagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 27, 2019, has stated in its report that it believes that the accused were deliberately fired upon with an intent to cause their death.
“In our considered opinion, the accused were deliberately fired upon with an intent to cause their death and with the knowledge that the firing would invariably result in the death of the deceased suspects,” the report states.
The commission also said that police officials Shaik Lal Madhar, Mohammed Sirajuddin and Kocherla Ravi, who accompanied the suspects, are liable to be tried for the offence under Section 302 IPC (murder). “These officers cannot take shelter under Section 76 IPC and Exception 3 to Section 300 IPC because their contention that they fired in good faith at the deceased suspects has been disbelieved. Good faith, which is an essential pre-requisite of Section 76 IPC and Exception 3 to Section 300 IPC, is found to be clearly absent,” the commission has said in its report.
Story By- Saayak Karmakar, Resident Editor, Interview Times
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