Hyderabad : Justice VS Sirpurkar Commission appointed to probe the death of the four accused in the rape & murder of a veterinarian near Shamshabad. the commission submitted its report before the Supreme Court of India on January 28.
The panel was set up on December 12, 2019 to inquire into the circumstances leading to the killing of four accused in the case. The commission, led by former Supreme Court judge Justice VS Sirpurkar and comprising former judge of Bombay High Court RP Sondurbaldota and former CBI director DR Karthikeyan inquired into the deaths in an encounter with police of four persons accused of raping and murdering.
According to the official sources, the commission has collected various documentary records including investigation records, forensic reports, postmortem reports, photographs and videos pertaining to the incident.
The commission of inquiry has held as many as 47 days public hearing from 28 August, 2021 to 15 November 2021, also examined 57 witnesses and recorded their statements.Oral arguements from all the Advocates including for the state of Telangana, the police officials involved i the incident and other interested parties were heard.
It recorded the statements of key police officials including then Cyberabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar, investigation officer Surender Reddy, Special Investigation Team (SIT) chief and Rachakonda Commissioner Mahesh Bagwat and the then Deputy Commissioner of Police Shamshabad Prakash Reddy.
The Commission held 16 virtual hearings and passed orders in 24 applications filed by the police officials involved in the incident
