Do you know who was Sohrabuddin Sheikh?

Sohrabuddin Sheikh is making rounds in the news headlines for some days/weeks now. Do you know
who Sohrabuddin Sheikh was ? One needs to talk to law enforcement officials of four states of
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat to get an idea just how dreaded and notorious
criminal Mr. Sheikh was. He was popular extortionist from Rajashtan’s Marble business lobby and
Gujarat’s builder/real estate lobby. He had bases in Karnavati(Amdavad/Ahmedabad), Udaypur and
Ujjain. Below is quick snapshot of his criminal records.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a profile : Age : 35-36.

Village : Zaraniya,Madhya Pradesh.

Gujarat : Ahmedabad.
FIR # 11/1994 -- Year 1993 : Planner & aide in conspiracy to disrupt Jagganathji Rath
Yatra along with other wanted criminals Dawood and Latif
FIR # 169/1995 -- Shahpur Police Station. For illegal possession of Arms under
Arms/Explosive act.
FIR # 1124/2004 -- Navarangpura Police Station, Crime of unprovoked firing.
FIR # 238/2008 -- Extortion from businesses.

Maharashtra : FIR # 52/2000 Chandgarh Police Station, Kolhapur -- Firing and death of an individual.
FIR # 4/2005 Chandgarh Police Station – Conspire and murder of individual.

Madhya Pradesh
FIR # 237/1995 -- Nagda, Ujjain Police Station. Arrested for illegal sale of fire-arms.
FIR # 266/1995 -- Mahidpur Police Station. Booked under Arms act.
FIR # 346/2003 -- Lusadia Police Station. Possession of fake driving license.

Arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police under National Act in 1999. Absconding after released on bail.

Rajasthan
FIR # 214/2004 -- Hathipol Police Station. Murder case against him.

40 AK-47 Rifles, live ammunition and hand grenades were recovered from Sheikh’s house. All in all he
was declared “Wanted” by police department of five states with total registered crimes against him
totaling about 40. (These only account for crimes reported and/or registered)

Central Govt is clearly misusing CBI as a tool. Gujarat Govt and Police officers of Gujarat are being
framed. This is also de-moralizing our present officers. These are the same officers thanks to whom our
Gujarat has enjoyed exemplary peace. Natives of Gujarat knows all too well that thanks to these brave
officers our sisters/women fearlessly roam past mid-night ‘alone’ on streets during festive seasons such
as Navaratri. Having nothing against Gujarat Govt, Central govt is desperate to corner Guj. Govt on just
about anything. Why so much fuss about a criminal who was a clear threat to society?
Any uncalled actions that weakens our present police force’s efficiency, motivation or morale requires
careful attention.

Following questions must be asked/answered.

1) Out of hundreds of encounter that occurs every year throughout India, on what basis/selection
criteria Central Govt decides to rope in CBI in any case?
2) If any such criteria exists, has it been applied ever before Mr. Sheikh’s case?
3) If any, in how many cases after Mr. Sheikh’s case, CBI has been involved in another encounter
case ?
4) If any, was CBI able to convict anyone in the court in any such similar case?
5) Do CBI has enough resources to prioritize such case against the backdrop of many pending cases
related to national security issues? Or is this case more important than national security related
cases ? (i.e kickbacks in Defense deals and massive delays in the procurement of new weapons
due pending cases/stalled deals)

Besides all these questions, there are elements of media that seems to have much at stake in gathering
public support for “innocent Mr. Sheikh”, as they claim it.

Deshdaaz requests you to share these facts with people you know. Let’s make sure, nothing comes in
our way to keep our Gujarat safe, peaceful and happy as ever.

(Source : Manogat, publication of Gujarat BJP. Year 29, Issue 3, Pages 20 published on 10-05-2010)
[http://www.bjpguj.org/Manogat/2010/Ank-3%28Y29%29.pdf]