The family of Anuj Thapan, who died while in police custody following his arrest in the case related to firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house here, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death.
The family of Anuj Thapan, who died while in police custody following his arrest in the case related to firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house here, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death.
The family of Anuj Thapan, who died while in police custody following his arrest in the case related to firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's house here, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death.
While the police claim Thapan killed himself in the lock-up, his mother Rita Devi in her petition filed in the HC on Friday 🍬alleged foul play and claimed he was killed.
In the plea, which will come up for hearing in due course, Devi sought the HC to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the death of her son.
The petition🍃 alleged Thapan was physically assꦉaulted and tortured by police in custody.
It also sought the high court tꦛo direct the police to hand over CCTV footage of the police station and the lock-up where🌠 Thapan was held.
The petitioner requested for the preservation of call data records (CDR) of police officials, who are probing the ꧑firing incident, from April 24 to May 2.
It also sought directions for a 🐎fresh post-𝔉mortem in Thapan's death.
Four persons, - Thapan, Sonu Bishnoi, alleged shooters Sagar Pal and Viಞcky Gupta - had been arrested in connection with the firing incident, while gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi have been shown as wanted accused, as per police.
Thapan, accused of s🥀upplying firearms and bullets for the firing incident, was arres꧃ted on April 26 from Punjab along with Sonu Bishnoi and was remanded to police custody till April 30.
Meanwhile, the police invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control o🐭f Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) in the case.
On April 29, the police produced all the four a♓ccused, including Thapan, before a special court which remanded them to police custody till May 8.
Thapan was found dead in the toilet of lock-up of the crime branch in the commissionerate complex at Crawford Marke♋t here on May 1.
On April 14, two motorbike-borne persons ▨opened fire outside Salman Khan's residꦍence in Bandra area of Mumbai.
Gupta and Pal were later arrested from Gujarat.