Killing of Tulsiram Prajapati

Killing of Tulsiram Prajapati
Known fordeath in custody

Tulsiram Prajapati was a man, who was killed while in custody at 5 am on 26 December 2005.[1] The case is widely believed[2] to have been an encounter killing by the Gujarat Police. DIG D.G. Vanzara has been in jail for seven years, on charges of having organised this encounter, among others.[3]

On 8 April 2011, the Supreme Court of India directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take up the investigation.[2]

  1. ^ "Prajapati killing: Trial against former Gujarat minister Amit Shah stayed". NDTV.com. 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Venkatesan, J. (25 January 2012). "Supreme Court orders probe into all fake encounters in Gujarat". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Gujarat IPS officer Vanzara quits, says his 'god' Modi shielding Amit Shah". CNN-IBN. Sep 3, 2013.