Ashish Pandya is a sub-inspector in the Indian Police Service. He came to prominence in the media as the leader of the police force accused of a fake encounter in the Tulsiram Prajapati killing.
Pandya had fired the bullet which killed Prajapati in December 2006.[1] The discussion about the case described that Pandya managed the logistics or led the encounter with Prajapati.[1][2] In the legal statements witnesses reported that Pandya had discussed the case privately with DIG D. G. Vanzara, a senior police officer who was also a party to the case.[2]
When Pandya was sought for arrest he avoided police capture.[1] The Criminal Investigation Department declared that Pandya had absconded.[1] On 13 May 2010 he turned himself in to the police.[1]
In 2012 Pandya played the role of approver to the court by accusing other people in the case of faults.[3] The court noted this in 2015 when various people arrested in the case made a request for bail.[3]
In May 2015 after Pandya got bail and left the jail he also got permission to rejoin the police force.[4][5] He got a new post as Circle Inspector of police in Bhuj.[4]
In December 2018 Pandya was one of 22 people discharged from the court proceedings.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sohrabuddin case: Absconding PI Ashish Pandya reports for duty, held. DNA India(14 May 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asked Pandya’s family to tell him to contact Vanzara: Witnesses to court. The Asian Age(15 June 2018).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 More encounter accused cops want default bail. The Times of India(11 June 2015).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ashish Pandya back in service after getting bail. The Times of India(2 May 2015).
- ↑ Prajapati encounter case: Gujarat Police inspector Ashish Pandya reinstated in service. The Indian Express(2 May 2015).
- ↑ The 22 let off the hook in Sohrab case. The Telegraph(21 December 2018).