In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested IPS officer GL Singhal in connection with 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case.
The investigation in the case is being monitored by the Gujarat High Court. During the last hearing the court had asked CBI to submit a progress report by March 15.
Ishrat Jehan(19), Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh, Zeeshan Johar and Amjad Ali Rana were shot dead by Ahmedabad city crime branch officers between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on June 15, 2004.