Won't reopen Sohrabuddin case but will test validity of acquittal of all accused: SC

NEW DELHI: SC Monday agreed to test the validity of acquittal of police officers and all other accused concurrently by the trial court and Bombay high court in the controversial 2005 Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.Appearing for petitioner Rubabuddin Sheikh, brother of Sohrabuddin, senior advocate D Seshadri Naidu told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that his client lost his brother, sister-in-law and brother's friend Tulsiram Prajapati yet the trial court and the HC overlooked critical evidence to acquit all 22 accused, 21 of them police officers from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.The CJI-led bench said it would not reopen the case relating to fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin, who had multiple criminal cases pending against him, or Prajapati, but would examine the strength of testimonies of witnesses.Appearing for some of the acquitted accused, senior advocate K Parameshwar told the bench that HC, in…