Teesra kaun? Prajapati ya Kalimuddin

Teesra kaun? Prajapati ya Kalimuddin

Roxy Gagdekar

The CBI and CID (Crime) have got entirely opposite views as far as the third man in the Sohrabuddin encounter case is concerned. The CBI says the third man is Tulsi Prajapati, while the CID (Crime) says it was Kalimuddin Shaikh, a close aide of Sohrabuddin. CBI believes that Prajapati's fake encounter was part of a larger conspiracy, while CID thinks he was killed by some officers just for fame. Both the investigating agencies have been struggling to prove their point but it seems the CBI has managed to collect more and better evidences. Sources said the CBI has collected a series of evidence to prove that the third person with Sohrabuddin when he was abducted was Prajapati. CBI has in its chargesheet mentioned that Prajapati was accompanying Sohrabuddin when they were abducted. CID, on the other hand, is of the belief that the person was Kalimuddin and he had nothing to do with the Sohrabuddin case. CID, however, has failed to prove that Tulsi was not present at the place from where Sohrabuddin was allegedly kidnapped by the cops. CID's view is that Tulsi was arrested in Udaipur and was taken to Ahmedabad to be killed in a pre-planned conspiracy by the cops. CBI has mentioned in the chargesheet that after the abduction, Prajapati and Sohrabuddin were taken in a Tata Sumo, while Kausarbi travelled in a Qualis car. The chargesheet further said that Prajapati was taken to Udaipur in Rajasthan, while Sohrabuddin and Kausarbi were brought to Disha farmhouse in Ahmedabad. The CBI has also collected important evidences about Tulsi's fear of being killed in a fake encounter, including testimonials of his fellow jail inmates. Sources said after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to probe the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, it immediately began collecting evidences first from Rajasthan. CBI has so far recorded the statements of the jailor of Udaipur jail from where Prajapati wrote a letter expressing fear of being killed in a fake encounter. The CBI has also apparently recorded the statements of Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Rajiv Dasot and another officer in connection with the Prajapati angle in the case.