- Documented
- One report
- Years with no move on record
Summary
The officer who arrested D G Vanzara in the Sohrabuddin case in 2007 and was taken off it ten days later; a decade on, he was shunted again after calling an Assam encounter fake.
The moves, and what came of them
Oldest first. Each fold is marked by how well the record holds it.
One report
DIG, CID (Crime), Gujarat; investigating the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing(removed from the investigation)
Took over the Sohrabuddin probe on 30 Mar 2007 and arrested IPS officers D G Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandian and Dinesh M N on 24 Apr. Removed from the investigation on 3 May.
- Up against
- D G Vanzara and other police officers, Senior police officers (accused) Government: BJP (Narendra Modi), Gujarat.
- Reported reason
- Indian Express records the dates; no official reason found.
- Outcome
- Removed from probe; later without a posting for three months in 2013 after study leave (Indian Express).
- What became of the matter
- Accused acquitted. Special CBI court discharged Vanzara on 1 Aug 2017; on 21 Dec 2018 it acquitted all 22 remaining accused, judge S J Sharma saying evidence was 'not satisfactory' and that he felt 'helpless'. indianexpress.com indianexpress.com
10 years with no move on record here.
Documented
IG, North East Sector, CRPF, ShillongCIAT School, CRPF, Chittoor
Transferred after he alleged that a March 2017 encounter in Chirang, Assam, was fake.
- Up against
- Security forces in the Chirang operation Government: BJP-led NDA, Union (MHA).
- Reported reason
- Indian Express reports the transfer came as MHA decided to probe his allegations.
- Outcome
- Moved to Chittoor. MHA separately began an inquiry against him for probing the UCIL CMD 'without permission' (from his time as CVO, UCIL, 2015).
- What became of the matter
- Unknown. Outcome of MHA's probe into the Chirang encounter, and of his UCIL corruption findings, not found.