The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other actions taken against Gujarat cops in the 2004, Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case on March 11. The Apex court takes up the case following the plea, filed by advocate M L Sharma, which referred to the statement recorded by David Headley, the Pakistani-American terrorist, in a Mumbai court that Jahan was a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative.
Gujarat Police personnel, including the then DIG D G Vanzara, are facing trial in a Mumbai court for their alleged role in the encounter. The plea has also sought initiation of suo motu perjury/contempt proceedings against the then Home Minister and CBI Director for concealing true facts before the Supreme Court and the Gujarat High Court and for filing a false affidavit pertaining to facts about Ishrat Jahan case.