Tabrez Lynching: Police Drop Murder Charge

In the chargesheet submitted last month, they sought prosecution of 11 accused under Section 304 instead of Section 302

- Satyasundar Barik

The family members of Tabrez Ansari, who was lynched in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand about four months ago, have accused the State police of weakening the case by toning down the charges against the accused.

In the chargesheet submitted last month, police had sought prosecution against 11 accused under Section 304 instead of under Section 302 of the IPC.

Family members, including Sahista Pervez, wife of the deceased, had objected to the ‘weakening’ of the case in the chargesheet, while submitting a memorandum to the SeraikelaKharsawan Deputy Commissioner.

They had demanded supply of the copy of investigation conducted by Sub-divisional magistrate, Saraikela, Basharat Qayyum, and a reexamination of viscera samples of the deceased.

Charges diluted