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

Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् mail at shivamvij.com
Wed Oct 1 20:11:11 IST 2008


Oh sorry! But it does not, then, analyse that if they were shot in the
head and chest, it was not an encounter in which the criminal with a
gun would be shot in the leg in self-defence.
best
shivam

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Love
> 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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