CBI has entered the well-known Lovely Kandara encounter case in Jodhpur, Rajasthan after three years. Ever for the reason that encounter befell in a police encounter, the household was demanding a CBI investigation, terming it a homicide. But the police hushed up the matter by calling Lovely Kandara a hardcore legal and a history-sheeter of Jodhpur Ratanada police station. At the identical time, Valmiki Samaj constantly demanded investigation by calling it a faux encounter.
Seeing the matter escalating, Gehlot authorities had despatched the report back to Delhi for CBI investigation simply earlier than the completion of the tenure of the federal government. Now on January 09, 2025, CBI has registered an FIR concerning this complete matter. The investigation of the case has been handed over to Deputy SP Mohinder Singh of Delhi Special Police. CBI has filed a report towards the then police officer Leela Ram, constables Jitendra Singh, Kishan Singh, Vishwas and gunman Ankit within the case.
The police didn’t register the report of the relations.
In this complete matter, after the encounter of Lovely Kandara, Valmiki Samaj had launched a fierce motion. Four days after the encounter, the District Collector had assured to droop Police Officer Leela Ram and write a letter to the federal government for a CBI investigation by registering a case underneath homicide prices. After this, Police Officer Leela Ram was suspended by Jodhpur Commissionerate. After this, the autopsy and final rites of Lovely Kandara’s physique have been performed however no case was registered towards the police station officer and different policemen.
The household made allegations
According to the report given by the relations, Lovely Kandara was shot lifeless after conspiring and getting ready a grasp plan. The proof associated to the homicide was destroyed. Despite the homicide being attributable to a pistol bullet, a case was registered in his personal police station for obstructing official work and the FIR given by the relations was not registered.
The relations shared a video of this complete incident. In which throughout the gang conflict, when he was operating in the direction of Banar by way of Ratanada, he was stopped in a police automobile and police station officer Leela Ram got here from behind and began firing bullets. Its CD has been connected with the report and a requirement has been made to get it investigated.
FIR registered after courtroom order
The police had filed the report after the courtroom’s order. The courtroom had ordered registration of FIR on 02 December 2021. But nonetheless the police didn’t register the case. In such a scenario, Naresh Kandara introduced an utility within the courtroom towards the police for non-compliance of the order. The courtroom took cognizance towards the police, after which an FIR was registered in Ratanada police station on 05 July 2023. After the FIR was registered, the investigation of the case was handed over to CID CB.
