[Reader-list] ‘Terrorists’ died of gunshot wounds

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

At times, these days people tend to get a verbal diarrhea of commenting on
each post without reading it at length and clarity. Its very common.

Kindly read carefully. Hope the story is still interesting.

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Aditya Raj Kaul



On 10/1/08, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting that this story does not mention that the 'terrorists'
> were shot in the head.
> best
> shivam
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 'Terrorists' died of gunshot wounds
> > Rhythma Kaul
> >
> > The Hindustan Times
> >
> > New Delhi, September 30, 2008
> >
> > "Atif Ameen and Mohammad Sajid, the alleged terrorists who were killed in
> > the encounter at Batla House on September 19, died specifically of
> fire-arm
> > injuries," said one of the forensic experts who did the autopsy at Jai
> > Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at All India Institute of Medical
> > Sciences (AIIMS).
> >
> > "I can say with 100 per cent assurance that both the men weren't engaged
> in
> > any scuffle before their death. There were no scuffle marks, but only
> bullet
> > wounds on their bodies," he said.
> >
> > Physiological evidence indicated Atif and Sajid were both in their early
> > 20s, with Sajid being slightly younger.
> >
> > Since there was no age-related query from the police, it has not been
> > revealed in the autopsy report. "Still, we have collected samples, and if
> > the police ask us in future to ascertain their age, we can do it," said
> the
> > doctor.
> >
> > During the autopsy, bullets were found lodged inside the bodies of both
> Atif
> > and Sajid. Atif's body had a total of 21 injuries spread across the torso
> > and thighs.
> >
> > Sajid's body had 13 injury marks, with most of the wounds located on his
> > head and chest.
> >
> > One mark was on his right leg, which, the doctors say, could have been
> made
> > when a bullet grazed past his leg.
> >
> > When asked how many bullets were lodged inside the bodies, the doctor
> said
> > that it was impossible to come up with a number.
> >
> > "These days, the weapons have become very sophisticated. We get frangible
> > bullets that explode inside the target, with one bullet making multiple
> > wounds. We can tell you how many wounds were made by bullet injuries. How
> > many bullets were fired is for the ballistic experts to correlate and
> > determine," he said.
> >
> > The three-member forensic team worked overtime to submit the report
> within
> > three days of the bodies being handed over to it on September 22.
> >
> > The autopsy procedure unlike that for Inspector M.C. Sharma, who was also
> > killed in the encounter was not done in-camera. "That's because the
> police
> > didn't place any such request before us," said the doctor.
> >
> > As for making the report public, the doctor said, "No one can have access
> to
> > the autopsy report within 90 days, not even the family."
> >
> > Inspector Sharma's autopsy report was completed late on the night of
> > September 26 but has still not been handed over to his family.
>
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