Bhopal, Nov 2: Scores of people from about a dozen villages witnessed the alleged encounter between the police and the SIMI undertrials who “escaped” from Bhopal central jail early on Monday morning, but eyewitnesses did not recall seeing the suspects use firearms against the police.
Their testimony came as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan lashed out at the Opposition for playing politics on the encounter killing. He also announced compensation of Rs. 15 lakh to the family of the security guard reportedly killed by the SIMI operatives as they escaped from the Bhopal jail.
The eyewitnesses are sure the suspects threw stones at the police and the public, shouted curses, chanted slogans and challenged them to attack. They also do not recollect spotting any pistols next to the bodies of the dead men, although many of them claimed that a knife-kind of object was lying near one of the slain persons.
Ram Kumar Soni, a security guard at a construction site in Acharpura village — close to shooting spot — claimed to be among the first to reach the location. “Some policemen had approached us earlier in the day to ask us if we had spotted eight men in a group. So, when I heard from some villagers about the suspects, I rushed and informed some policemen who were nearby,” Mr. Soni said.
The policemen drove their vehicles as far as the hilly terrain allowed them before hurrying on foot, he said.
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Soon book will be released ...''Who killed 8 Men'' truth will come out...but at that time a new killing would happen....this will only stop when these Fasad spreader is killed by himself like Chittaranjan killed in Bhatkal . like ananthu killed in Mangaluru . ...like Sukhananda shetty killed in Mulky....like Uday killed in Surathkal.....like Candle Santhu killed in Mangaluru
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