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November 22, 2011

After Ishrat Jahan Fake encounter case, India in a soup over anti-terror talks with Pakistan

India appeared headed for more embarrassment in its anti-terror talks with Pakistan after the Gujarat High Court on Monday admitted a high-level probe report stating that an alleged encounter death of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect in 2004 was faked by police.

Acting on the game-changing report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) about the Ishrat Jehan encounter by police under Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, the Gujarat High Court ordered that murder charges be framed against the offending police officers.

India’s federal Intelligence Bureau too had supported the claim that a Lashkar plot was under way in 2004 to kill Mr Modi and it was concluded at some level to have pointed to Ishrat Jehan and her alleged LeT team.

Read More: http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/gujarat-let-encounter-was-faked-court-told.html