As per the reports, this is a clae case of mistaken identity.Policemen should have been penalised for planting the revolver & promoting a fake encounter .More over ACP rathi's & his team was called to participate in the encounter by other police station staff.He & his team should have been given some relaxation.
RE:Harsh decision
by srinivas iragavarapu on Oct 24, 2007 06:08 PM Permalink
Relax. Big shots get punishments only for record . Media get some transient masala. A higher court will bail them out. And that appeal ? Law will take its own course
RE:Harsh decision
by sam on Oct 24, 2007 06:24 PM Permalink
Mr. Promod,
It is not a case of mistaken identity. It is a greed for money and power. They might have killed so many people in this way, but, not got caught that made them bold to kill anybody at will.
It is the family and background of the innocent people who were killed by these police criminals are so strong that they could be able to fight a long battle with the entire police machinery and also the JUDICIARY. Otherwise, they would have not won the case, even after 40 years.
The police, armed forces, etc. are killing the innocent muslims in this way and plant the arms and bombs on them and make them terrorists. But, they have not got punishment, but, rewards and awards. We should be really thankful to ALMIGHTY GOD, who started showing this kind of criminals to the world to save the innocent humanbeings. Side by side, he is also punishing the killers of innocent people in his own way.
RE:Harsh decision
by sanjay agarwal on Oct 24, 2007 05:33 PM Permalink
looks as if your are one of these khaki men, or your near one is. just think if your son/father would have been killed like this in cold blood, and you think these police men are not aware of what they are doing, if they are not, then they should be hanged to death also.
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by apurva singh on Oct 24, 2007 05:35 PM Permalink
partner, accidents happen, incidents happen. your viewpoint is v v selfish and narrow. if i had a son and he wants to join the army, i will not stop him just because officers are getting killed in J&K. if the person inside the cop was the actually targeted criminal and rathi hesitated, it would be rathi in the coffin. if aunty had balls, she would be uncle. if if if...
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by pardesibabu on Oct 24, 2007 06:18 PM Permalink
i am sorry but i found this very amusing...if "aunty had balls, she would be uncle". hehehe...
RE:Harsh decision
by apurva singh on Oct 24, 2007 05:33 PM Permalink
quite right. i don't understand WHAT is wrong with some people on this forum. the court has been v harsh. s s rathi is a hero who has gunned down dreaded killers like satbir gujjar, and solved numerous imp cases like personal point murder case. wherever there was a problem, he would be deployed by DPolice. it is because of people like him that we are safe and feel free.
RE:Harsh decision
by Old Monk on Oct 24, 2007 06:00 PM Permalink
apurva,the CBI has come to the conclusion SS Rathi & Others did the shootout for promotion and medals,this encounter too would have passed as countless others but for the grit and determination of the victims family to erase the blot of being labelled 'terrorists' and in the end also to get some justice.
There was another suspicious case involving a top IPS cop in Gujarat,but there was no outcry because the victim was a known character.In Mumbai cops are known to settle scores for rival gangsters.One such suspended encounter cop is reported to have ammased fortune in crores.So please dont blindly glorify encounters.
RE:Harsh decision
by apurva singh on Oct 24, 2007 06:08 PM Permalink
but partner, the police had hard information of dangerous criminals who would have fired without hesitation. rathi's informer was present close by. he indicated to rathi confirming that the occupants of the car were the criminals. if they were criminals and rathi would have hesitated, he would be dead. what choice did rathi have? either kill, or let them go. then who will fight criminals and terrorists. medals and promotions are a by product. someone has to clean the shit in the society.
RE:Harsh decision
by Vivek Maini on Oct 24, 2007 06:43 PM Permalink
You may be right, what make police wrong is the way they tried to hide their mistake and tried to paint innocent people criminals. this is not acceptable, it would have been different if police admitted the mistake and faced the trial. when we watch the way investigations done in some western countries and cases solved by police/detectives when only forensic clues are available, we wonder can this ever happen in India? How you can feel safe when without warning some police man shoots innocent people.
