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The Hyderabad High Court on Friday directed Andhra Pradesh Police to furnish the case diary relating to a case registered in connection with the killing of 20 people in police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district on April 7.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P V Sanjay Kumar directed the Investigating Officer (IO) to produce before the court the case diary on April 28, while declining to accept for now the defence prayer seeking a CBI probe into the case.
The High Court had on April 13 made Muniyammal, the wife of one of the victims Sashi Kumar, a co-petitioner in the case filed by Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) which alleged that the firing incident was a "brutal and planned murder" by the STF, and those killed in the firing were poor labourers from Tamil Nadu.
In her complaint with Chandragiri police in Chittoor, Muniyammal alleged that "it was not an encounter death (as claimed by the police), but was a well-planned and organised crime, committed by the STF (special task force of police)."
Subsequently, based on her complaint, AP police registered an FIR under sections 302 (murder) and 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) against "unknown" STF personnel.
Chittoor killings: 'Has anybody been arrested or questioned,' High Court asks AP police | Deccan Chronicle
The High Court had on April 13 made Muniyammal, the wife of one of the victims Sashi Kumar, a co-petitioner in the case filed by Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) which alleged that the firing incident was a "brutal and planned murder" by the STF, and those killed in the firing were poor labourers from Tamil Nadu.
In her complaint with Chandragiri police in Chittoor, Muniyammal alleged that "it was not an encounter death (as claimed by the police), but was a well-planned and organised crime, committed by the STF (special task force of police)."
Subsequently, based on her complaint, AP police registered an FIR under sections 302 (murder) and 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) against "unknown" STF personnel.
Chittoor killings: 'Has anybody been arrested or questioned,' High Court asks AP police | Deccan Chronicle
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