Srinagar, September 08: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today reserved its decision on the revision petition filed by two accused police officers in the Shopian rape and murder case after a revelation that injury form filled by doctors during first post-mortem were removed from the case files.
SP Javid Iqbal Mattoo and Deputy SP Rohit Baskotra who were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence in the rape and murder case of two women had filed the revision petition after session court rejected their bail plea.
Justice Sunil Hali reserved the orders after defence counsel for the accused police officers Aseem Mehrotra concluded his counter-arguments.
Advocate General Mohammad Ishaq Qadri and Kashmir High Court Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom, during their arguments had opposed the bail plea of the officers.
Mehrotra created sensation in the Court by alleging that injury form filled by doctors during first post-mortem on bodies of victims Neelofar Jan and her teenaged sister-in-law Aasiya Jan, were removed from the case file.
“The first injury form filled by the doctors showed just a linear injury, which means a superficial cut, and there was no mention of incisive cut. It was removed from the case file,” the lawyer said.
When asked about the basis of his claim, Mehrotra said he had managed to get that injury form. He later submitted the form to the court.
—Agencies