controversial
Batla House 'encounter'in the
aftermath of the Delhi serial blasts, the post-mortem reports of the
victims are out and are drilling gaping holes in the police version of
the incident. The post-mortem reports reveal that both the slain suspected
terrorists, Atif Ameen and Mohd Sajid, had injuries inflicted by a
blunt object, other than the numerous gunshot wounds on their bodies. Sajid's post-mortem report also confirms he was shot three times in the head with the bullets travelling vertically downwards, which was visible in the photographs of Sajid's body published by MAIL TODAY
earlier. The report says these three bullets having their entry wounds in the
scalp led to cranio-cerebral damage to the brain, causing Sajid's
death. One of these bullets fired in the head exited from the back of his
chest, another came out near his jaw and the third one exited from the
back of his right shoulder. There was another bullet shot behind his head. How the police managed to shoot Sajid from above during an encounter
remains unexplained. The report also confirms that Sajid has another bullet entry wound on
his right shoulder, which went vertically down and lodged in his
chest. There were two more injuries on Sajid's body, which are non-firearm
wounds. How these wounds could be inflicted when bullets were being
fired from both sides, according to the police version, remains
unanswered. These are injury numbers 13 and 14 specified in the post-mortem report
- the former is a four by two cm abrasion over the midline on Sajid's
back while the latter is a muscle-deep laceration wound of 3.5 by two
cm on the right leg. It is unexplained how Sajid could have got such
wounds before his death in a shootout. The post-mortem report of Atif reveals his body was riddled with 10 bullets in the chest, abdomen, thighs, shoulder, neck and lower back.
He also has a nonfirearm injury - specified as injury number seven
which is an abrasion on his right knee. The post-mortem reports have been furnished by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in response to an application filed under the
Right to Information (RTI) Act by a Jamia Millia Islamia student Afroz
Alam. The Delhi Police had persistently refused to share these reports over
the last 18 months. Even the NHRC had skirted the issue initially in
their report on the Batla House encounter though it went to great
lengths to explain the fire-arm injuries to Delhi Police inspector
Mohan Chand Sharma that caused his death. The NHRC, in its report, had merely said that the post-mortem reports of the two suspected terrorists mentioned injuries other than fire-arm injuries but did not disclose more or investigate how injuries by a
blunt object could have been inflicted in a shootout. The autopsies of
Atif and Sajid were done three days after the encounter by a panel of
three AIIMS doctors of forensic medicine. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who had been fighting to get the post- mortem reports made public, said the autopsy reports reveal what the Delhi Police have been desperately trying to hide. "Blunt injuries mentioned in the autopsy could not have been caused in a shootout. Obviously, there was some scuffle or the two boys were beaten up before they were shot. How can anyone explain the top of the head bullet injuries or the one in the top of his (Sajid) right shoulder - with all bullets going
vertically down in the body?" Bhushan asked. He added: "Pictures of the bodies had exposed these injuries. The police were hence desperately trying to hide these post-mortem
reports. The non-firearm injuries on both the back and leg of Sajid cannot be
explained. That is why we have been demanding an independent
investigation into the alleged encounter." A senior doctor at AIIMS,
who was associated with the autopsies, said he could not explain the
nonfirearm injuries on Sajid's body. "But the other three or four gunshot wounds on Sajid's head and shoulder is possible in a shootout… for example, the terrorist may
have fallen after taking a bullet in his leg and could have been
firing at the police lying down. So, such a pattern of injuries is
possible in such a volley of fire," he said. But Bhushan rubbished the explanation. "If Sajid was lying down and firing, there should be a hail of police
bullet marks on the walls of the room. But there was none in the room
where the shootout happened," he said. The Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association also reacted strongly to the contents of the autopsies. "Almost all entry wounds on Atif's body are
in the region below the shoulders and at the back of the chest, which
point to the fact that he was repeatedly shot from behind. In Sajid's
case, the entry points of the gunshots and the fact that all but one
bullet travelled downward suggests he was held down by force (which
also explain the injuries on the back and leg), while he was shot in
the back and head," said Manisha Sethi of the association.
aftermath of the Delhi serial blasts, the post-mortem reports of the
victims are out and are drilling gaping holes in the police version of
the incident. The post-mortem reports reveal that both the slain suspected
terrorists, Atif Ameen and Mohd Sajid, had injuries inflicted by a
blunt object, other than the numerous gunshot wounds on their bodies. Sajid's post-mortem report also confirms he was shot three times in the head with the bullets travelling vertically downwards, which was visible in the photographs of Sajid's body published by MAIL TODAY
earlier. The report says these three bullets having their entry wounds in the
scalp led to cranio-cerebral damage to the brain, causing Sajid's
death. One of these bullets fired in the head exited from the back of his
chest, another came out near his jaw and the third one exited from the
back of his right shoulder. There was another bullet shot behind his head. How the police managed to shoot Sajid from above during an encounter
remains unexplained. The report also confirms that Sajid has another bullet entry wound on
his right shoulder, which went vertically down and lodged in his
chest. There were two more injuries on Sajid's body, which are non-firearm
wounds. How these wounds could be inflicted when bullets were being
fired from both sides, according to the police version, remains
unanswered. These are injury numbers 13 and 14 specified in the post-mortem report
- the former is a four by two cm abrasion over the midline on Sajid's
back while the latter is a muscle-deep laceration wound of 3.5 by two
cm on the right leg. It is unexplained how Sajid could have got such
wounds before his death in a shootout. The post-mortem report of Atif reveals his body was riddled with 10 bullets in the chest, abdomen, thighs, shoulder, neck and lower back.
He also has a nonfirearm injury - specified as injury number seven
which is an abrasion on his right knee. The post-mortem reports have been furnished by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in response to an application filed under the
Right to Information (RTI) Act by a Jamia Millia Islamia student Afroz
Alam. The Delhi Police had persistently refused to share these reports over
the last 18 months. Even the NHRC had skirted the issue initially in
their report on the Batla House encounter though it went to great
lengths to explain the fire-arm injuries to Delhi Police inspector
Mohan Chand Sharma that caused his death. The NHRC, in its report, had merely said that the post-mortem reports of the two suspected terrorists mentioned injuries other than fire-arm injuries but did not disclose more or investigate how injuries by a
blunt object could have been inflicted in a shootout. The autopsies of
Atif and Sajid were done three days after the encounter by a panel of
three AIIMS doctors of forensic medicine. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who had been fighting to get the post- mortem reports made public, said the autopsy reports reveal what the Delhi Police have been desperately trying to hide. "Blunt injuries mentioned in the autopsy could not have been caused in a shootout. Obviously, there was some scuffle or the two boys were beaten up before they were shot. How can anyone explain the top of the head bullet injuries or the one in the top of his (Sajid) right shoulder - with all bullets going
vertically down in the body?" Bhushan asked. He added: "Pictures of the bodies had exposed these injuries. The police were hence desperately trying to hide these post-mortem
reports. The non-firearm injuries on both the back and leg of Sajid cannot be
explained. That is why we have been demanding an independent
investigation into the alleged encounter." A senior doctor at AIIMS,
who was associated with the autopsies, said he could not explain the
nonfirearm injuries on Sajid's body. "But the other three or four gunshot wounds on Sajid's head and shoulder is possible in a shootout… for example, the terrorist may
have fallen after taking a bullet in his leg and could have been
firing at the police lying down. So, such a pattern of injuries is
possible in such a volley of fire," he said. But Bhushan rubbished the explanation. "If Sajid was lying down and firing, there should be a hail of police
bullet marks on the walls of the room. But there was none in the room
where the shootout happened," he said. The Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association also reacted strongly to the contents of the autopsies. "Almost all entry wounds on Atif's body are
in the region below the shoulders and at the back of the chest, which
point to the fact that he was repeatedly shot from behind. In Sajid's
case, the entry points of the gunshots and the fact that all but one
bullet travelled downward suggests he was held down by force (which
also explain the injuries on the back and leg), while he was shot in
the back and head," said Manisha Sethi of the association.
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