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The death of Anuj Thapan, accused in the case related to the shooting outside actor Salman Khan’s residence, does not appear to be a custodial death, the Bombay High Court has ruled. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan said that there is nothing suspicious in this death case.
Mumbai . The Bombay High Court has said that the death of Anuj Thapan, accused in the case related to the shooting outside actor Salman Khan’s residence, does not appear to be a custodial death. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan said that there is nothing suspicious in this death case. On April 14, two men riding a motorcycle opened fire outside actor Salman Khan’s residence in suburban Bandra area.
After which, on April 26, the police arrested Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal from Gujarat and Thapan from Punjab. On May 1, Thapan allegedly committed suicide while in police custody. His body was found in the toilet of the crime branch lockup. The court made this observation after perusing the report submitted by the magistrate who investigated the case.
As per law, a magisterial inquiry is required to be conducted in cases of custodial death. Thapan’s mother Rita Devi had filed a petition in the High Court alleging foul play and claiming that her son was murdered. After perusing the magistrate report, the bench said that “there is no doubt regarding the death” of Thapan. The court has fixed the next hearing of the case on January 24 and has asked Devi’s lawyer to see the magistrate’s report.
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