Mumbai Sessions Court has acquitted all the 8 accused in the famous fake encounter case of 2016. These accused also included 5 policemen of Haryana Police involved in the alleged encounter of Sandeep Gadoli. All were facing serious charges like murder and criminal conspiracy.
What is the whole matter?
This case is of the year 2016, when notorious gangster Sandeep Gadoli of Gurugram, Haryana had come to Mumbai. On 7 February 2016, he was shot by a Haryana Police team in a hotel in Mumbai. Police claimed that Gadoli had several serious criminal cases registered against him and he was killed during the encounter. But questions started being raised on this encounter from the very beginning. It was alleged that this was not a real encounter but a pre-planned conspiracy. It was said that Gadoli was called to the hotel and then he was murdered as part of planning.
Divya Pahuja’s role
In this entire matter, the name of a woman named Divya Pahuja, who was present in the hotel with Gadoli at that time, also came to light. During investigation, it was alleged that Divya had played an important role in calling Gadoli to Mumbai and making him stay in the hotel. According to the police, Divya Pahuja and Gadoli had a close relationship, and taking advantage of that trust, she was lured into a trap. For this reason, he was considered a part of the conspiracy in this case and was made an accused.
Later murder of Divya Pahuja
Another sensational episode related to this case came to light later, when Divya Pahuja was murdered. In the year 2024, his dead body was found in a hotel in Gurugram. Investigation revealed that he was shot dead and later an attempt was made to dispose of the body. This murder case once again brought the Gadoli encounter case into limelight, because Divya was considered an important link in this entire case.
Mumbai court’s decision
In this decision, which came after almost 10 years, the Mumbai Sessions Court acquitted all the 8 accused due to lack of evidence. The court admitted that the prosecution could not prove the allegations beyond doubt.