Five Ggn cops booked for ‘killing’ Gadoli

Five Haryana policemen and three others have been booked for killing gangster Sandeep Gadoli allegedly in a fake encounter at a hotel in Mumbai suburb, the Supreme Court was informed on Friday.

“Five policemen and three private individuals including a lady who was with gangster Sandeep Gadoli has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC. Special Investigation Team of Mumbai police, after investigation, has found that it was a fake encounter,” Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told a vacation Bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud.

He said that the SIT has made all the eight persons, including five cops, accused and a magistrate has been informed about the change of Section from 307 (attempt to murder) to Section 302 (murder) of the IPC.

The “notorious” gangster Sandeep Gadoli was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and was wanted in over 40 FIRs since 1999. He was killed in an alleged shootout by the Gurgaon Police on February 7 in a Mumbai suburb hotel.

The Apex Court, which recorded the statement of Attorney General, posted the plea filed by Gadoli’s relative seeking judicial inquiry into the killing for further hearing on July 13. Rohatgi opposed the plea saying that autopsy has been done and the inquest proceedings had been completed by an Executive Magistrate.