Agencies / New Delhi
Congress party on Wednesday demanded a probe by an Independent SIT, monitored by the Supreme Court, into the case related to deaths of Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya and that of Advocate Shrikant Khandalkar and Retd Judge Prakash Thombre who helped him.
Addressing a joint press conference along with AICC spokeperson Salman Khurshid, head of the legal department of the AICC Vivek Tankha and AICC media incharge Randeep Surjewala, senior Congress leader and noted lawyer Kapil Sibal said the Congress would go to every village and every corner of the country if their demand to probe the matter by an independent Special Investigation Committee (SIT) was not met.
‘After the statement by Judge Loya’s sister expressing doubts over the circumstances around his death, new facts have emerged on the mysterious death of Judge Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, and the suspicious deaths of Advocate Khandalkar and Retd Judge Thombre, who helped Judge Loya that have raised a question mark on these happenings.