Justice Loya case verdict marks a sad day in India's history: INC
Justice Loya case verdict marks a sad day in India's history: INC
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On Thursday, Congress said that SC's release of petiton seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into Justice Loya's death case marks a sad day in Indian history. While addressing the media, Congress leader Randeep S Surjewala stated that the verdict marks a sad day in India's history. The Supreme Court verdict has left many questions unanswered. There were differences in the post-mortem report, even in recording the name of the victim properly.

Earlier in the day, a panel of apex court led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has dismissed the petition. The petition was filed for seeking SIT inquiry into Justice Loya's death case. The Supreme Court, in its decision, said the statement of the lower judges, who followed Justice Loya to a hospital in Nagpur before his death, cannot be doubted.

Justice Loya was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. The case had involved various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, before his death in December 2014. 

In the context of the case, as per the official records, Justice Loya died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur in 2014, a day after he attended the wedding and reception of his colleague's daughter. Maharashtra-based journalist B.S. Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya alleging he died under mysterious circumstances.

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