26.7.10

The Sohrabuddin story so far....

1995 : Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s name figures in the Gujarat police records in connection with the recovery of firearms and explosives from MP’s Jharania for the first time
1995 : ATS arrests Sohrabuddin. Sentenced to five years of imprisonment
2004 : Firing at office of Popular Construction in Navrangpura. Investigations revealed Sohrabuddin and 11 others as accused
Dec 31 : Udaipur gangster Hamid Lala killed by Sohrabuddin and his men
2005 : Marble traders of Rajasthan hold a meeting and offer a hefty reward for putting an end to Sohrabuddin’s terror
2005 : Top politicians and senior cops of Rajasthan and Gujarat join hands for contract-killing of Sohrabuddin

Nov 26 :
Sohrabuddin killed in fake encounter
Nov 28 : Sohrabuddin’s wife Kauserbi killed
Dec : Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin files an application with the CID (Crime), Gujarat, seeking to find his missing sister-in-law,Kauserbi
2006 : He files a writ petition in SC. CID (Crime), Gujarat, starts investigations into the case

Dec :
CID reports to the SC that Sohrabuddin was killed in a fake encounter and his wife Kauserbi too was murdered
2007 : Gujarat CID arrests three IPS officers, along with 10 other cops, in connection with the fake encounter
Jan 13, 2010 : Angered by the Gujarat police’s lax investigation, the SC hands over case to the CBI
Feb 1 : CBI files a fresh FIR in the Sohrabuddin case
July 22 : CBI summons Gujarat junior home minister Amit Shah
July 23 : Shah goes into hiding
July 24 : Shah quits from Modi government
July 25 : After eluding the CBI for threes days, Shah surrenders, is arrested

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