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'Fake' FIR filed against police, withdrawn later
A lawyer for two witnesses in the Nithari serial killings has alleged that a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against a police official and six others for threatening them against testifying in court, but the complaint was cancelled the next day.
- IANS
- Published: 00:05 July 21, 2008
Ghaziabad: A lawyer for two witnesses in the Nithari serial killings has alleged that a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against a police official and six others for threatening them against testifying in court, but the complaint was cancelled the next day.
Khalid Khan, the lawyer, alleged yesterday that the Ghaziabad police registered the FIR against Deputy Superintendent of Police Dinesh Yadav, who was handling the Nithari killing case when posted as Circle Officer at Noida, and six others on Friday but cancelled it on Saturday night.
He said the Kavi Nagar police of Ghaziabad expunged the FIR, claiming that one of the complainants submitted an affidavit before the investigation officer seeking to withdraw his complaint while another complainant was found to be "fake". Khan alleged the police obtained the affidavit under "duress".
The Nithari serial killings were the most chilling murders in recent times. The remains of 18 children and a woman were found in December 2006 from a drain adjoining businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's house in Noida. The police arrested Pandher and his servant Surender Koli on charges of rape and murder of the victims.
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