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Published : Jan 18, 2020, 8:12 AM IST

ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್: ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್ರೇಪ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹತ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಆರೋಪಿಗಳ ಎನ್ಕೌಂಟರ್ ಪ್ರಕರಣವನ್ನ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮೂವರು ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಗಳನ್ನ ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಿದೆ.

ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿಗಳಾದ ವಿ.ಎಸ್. ಸಿರ್ಪುರ್ಕರ್ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಆಯೋಗ ನಾಲ್ವರ ಸಾವಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾದ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳನ್ನ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸಸಲಿದೆ. ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಲೋಪ ನಡೆದಿದೆಯೇ ಎಂದು ಆಯೋಗ ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ಹೇಳಿದೆ.

ಈ ಘಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಲೋಪ ಎಸಗಿರುವುದು ಕಂಡುಬಂದರೆ, ಅವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ಲೋಪದ ಆರೋಪದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಿಸುವಂತೆ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಬಿ.ಆರ್. ಗವಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಂತ್ ಅವರ ಪೀಠ ತಿಳಿಸಿದೆ.

ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಿಗೆ 1.5 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ಮತ್ತು ಸದಸ್ಯರಿಗೆ 1 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ಸಂಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ಉನ್ನತ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯವು ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಮೂವರು ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಆಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಮೀಸಲು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಪಡೆ (ಸಿಆರ್‌ಪಿಎಫ್) ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ಆದೇಶಿಸಿದೆ.

ಬಾಂಬೆ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್‌ನ ಮಾಜಿ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶೆ ರೇಖಾ ಸೊಂಡೂರ್ ಬಲ್ಡೋಟಾ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಜಿ ಸಿಬಿಐ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಿ.ಆರ್.ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇಯನ್ ಅವರನ್ನ ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಆಯೋಗವು ತನ್ನ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯ ಮೊದಲ ದಿನದಿಂದ ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್‌ಗೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಿದೆ.

ಪಶು ವೈದ್ಯೆ ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂಧಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮೊಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಆರಿಫ್, ಚಿಂತಕುಂಟ ಚೆನ್ನಕೇಶಾವುಲು, ಜೋಲು ಶಿವ ಮತ್ತು ಜೊಲ್ಲು ನವೀನ್ ಎಂಬ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಆರೋಪಿಗಳು 2019 ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 6 ರಂದು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸಿದಾಗ ಎನ್ಕೌಂಟರ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪೊಲೀಸರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

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The Supreme Court has defined the power and duties of a three-member commission headed by a former apex court judge set up to inquire into the alleged encounter killing of the four accused in the gang-rape and murder case of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad.

   Fixing the terms of reference for the commission headed by former SC judge V S Sirpurkar, the court said the panel would go into the circumstances that led to the death of the four and ascertain if any offence has been committed in the course.

   A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said if any offence appears to have been committed in the course, the responsibility of erring officials will be fixed.

   "To inquire into the alleged incident resulting in the death of four persons on December 6, 2019 in Hyderabad, namely, Mohammed Arif, Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu, Jolu Shiva and Jollu Naveen, who were arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a young veterinary lady doctor, while they were in the custody of police," the bench said in its first term of reference.

   In the second term of reference for the commission, the court said it would "inquire into the circumstances that led to the death of afore-mentioned four persons and to ascertain as to whether any offence appears to have been committed in the course. If yes, to fix the responsibility of erring officials".

   The order of the court was uploaded on the apex court website recently.

   The top court also fixed the remuneration for the commission. The chairman will be paid Rs 1.5 lakh per sitting and the members Rs 1 lakh, it said.

   It added that the other directions regarding facilities to be provided to the chairman and the members will be as per the court's order of December 12, 2019, when the court had appointed the panel.

   The commission, which also included former Bombay High Court judge Rekha Sondur Baldota and ex-CBI director D R Karthikeyan, will submit its report to the Supreme Court in six months from the first day of hearing.

   The court had ordered that the three-member commission will be provided security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

   The commission shall have all the power under the Commission of Inquiry Act for conducting inquiry.

   It had said that the panel will sit at Hyderabad and all the expenses including for the secretarial staff would be borne by the Telangana government. Further, the state will render all assistance required by the commission.

   Two petitions were filed in the Supreme Court, one by lawyers G S Mani and Pradeep Kumar Yadav, and the other by advocate M L Sharma, seeking independent investigation against the police officers involved in the encounter killing.

   The PILs claimed the alleged encounter was "fake" and an FIR should be lodged against the police officers involved.

   The Telangana Police had said that the accused were killed in an exchange of fire.

   The incident had taken place around 6.30 am when the accused were taken to the site of offence for the reconstruction of the scene of crime as part of the investigation.

   The four accused were shot dead on NH-44 near Hyderabad -- the same highway where the charred body of 27-year-old veterinarian was found.