Family of deceased judge claims Rs 100 cr was offered for verdict in Amit Shah's favour


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New Delhi, Nov 23: Judge Brijgopal Harikishan Loya of the Special CBI Court in Mumbai, met with an untimely and 'suspicious' demise in 2014. His family has now alleged that he was offered a bribe of Rs 100 crore for a judgement in favour of BJP chief Amit Shah, a few weeks before his death.

An investigative report published in The Caravan magazine on Monday has brought to light several discrepancies in the hearing of Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in which Amit Shah was the prime accused.

Loya’s sister Anuradha Biyani told Caravan that her brother was approached by the then Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah to provide a favourable judgement in the case for a bribe of Rs 100 crore.

The article also quotes Loya’s sister Anuradha Biyani as saying that Mohit Shah J would pressure her brother into delivering a favourable verdict in the case. According to her, Mohit Shah J, “would call him late at night to meet in civil dress and pressure him to issue the judgment as soon as possible and to ensure that it is a positive judgment.

Judge Loya’s father Harkishan also spoke to Caravan. Harkishan revealed that his son had also confided in him about the bribery.

Further, Loya’s son Anuj had written a letter referring to Mohit Shah J, “I asked him to set up an enquiry commission for dad’s death. I fear that to stop us from doing anything against them, they can harm anyone of our family members. There is threat to our lives…if anything happens to me or my family, chief justice Mohit Shah and others involved in the conspiracy will be responsible.”

On December 1, 2014, the family members of Loya received calls informing them that the 48-year-old judge had died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest.

After Loya’s death, MB Gosavi was appointed to the Sohrabuddin case. Gosavi began hearing the case on 15 December 2014. “He heard the defence lawyers argue for three days to discharge Amit Shah of all the charges, while the CBI, the prosecuting agency, argued for 15 minutes,” Mihir Desai, who represented Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin—the complainant in the case told the magazine. “He concluded the hearing on 17 December and reserved his order.”

On December 30, around one month after Loya’s death, Gosavi upheld the defence’s argument that the CBI had political motives for implicating the accused. With that, he discharged Amit Shah.

Biyani also claims that Mohit Shah told her brother that if “the judgment is delivered before 30 December, it won’t be under focus at all because at the same time, there was going to be another explosive story which would ensure that people would not take notice of this.”

The manner in which the trial took place itself has been called into question. The fact that three different judges heard the case was a direct violation of a Supreme Court. Before Loya, Judge J T Utpat was presiding over the case. As Amit Shah failed to appear in the court even once, Utpat had ordered the BJP leader to present himself on June 26. But one day before that, on June 25, 2014, he was transferred to the Pune sessions court.


Suspicious Death of Loya

According the Caravan, Loya’s family was told that he had died of cardiac arrest.

Anuradha Biyani notes that Dande Hospital, where Loya was taken as an “obscure place”. She later came to know that the electrocardiograph (ECG) unit at the Hospital was not working. Biyani, herself a government doctor, told Caravan that she had taken down notes in a personal diary that she maintained, regarding the condition in which Loya’s body was brought. The diary entry read, “There was blood on his collar. His belt was twisted in the opposite direction, and the pant clip is broken. Even my uncle feels that this is suspicious.”

Biyani also pointed to the fact that Loya’s body was delivered unaccompanied by anyone except the driver of the ambulance, which is highly unusual for any public servant.

Biyani was quoted as saying, “The two judges who had insisted that he travel to Nagpur for the marriage had not accompanied him. Barde, who informed the family of his death and his post-mortem, had not accompanied him. This question haunts me: why was his body not accompanied by anyone?” According to the article, one of her diary entries reads, “He was a CBI court judge, he was supposed to have security and he deserved to be properly accompanied.”

Loya’s wife and son are reported to have declined to speak, saying they feared for their lives. The statements from the other family members also come three years after Loya’s death.

  

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  • roger, manipal

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    congrats Daijiworld you had the courage to publish this news. when all the paid TV channels are keeping silent. it shows entire India is living under fear. There is no security for a CBI judge in this country. at the same time it should be a lesson for corrupt officials, tomorrow your number is ready. few days back on a TV channel a leading channel anchor was telling Gujarat model means ENCOUNTER.

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  • Alwyn Crasta, Mangaluru/Bengaluru

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    A really shocking and sad state of affairs!

    Nobody is really safe nowadays, in the face of the politically powerful and moneyed class.....

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    India's biggest weakness is its judicial system. We conveniently blame congress for corruption, but all politicians can be made accountable - they have no escape, if we have two systems which are in favor of justice i.e. judiciary and investigating agency.

    All political parties have used this weakness to their best advantage. If judge is honest, investigation goes wrong, if investigation is honest, judges play around. BJP is now advancing a step further, pulling media to the same game. A honest person can be made criminal overnight by media anchors, as we seen the way Arnab of Times Now. Or a dishonest person escape scrutiny where media tweaks the questions and plays around.

    What is startling is, largely Indians blame the past when education was less, information was slow to trickle to masses. Today, having everything in they palm, people act dumber than earlier generation, with no sense of analyzing. This is going to be India's biggest challenge and threat in days to come, as people who can manipulate things for their individual advantage will have more success than honest.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Alchohol, meat, prostitution ; no matter whichever government bans it, still it will run because there is demand by the human body as our human body is made from flesh. Nobody can deny the urge of the human being.

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  • JR, MANGALORE

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    MRS. DR. BIRIYANI TOOK ALMOST THREE YEARS TO REVEAL THIS STATEMENT. IF THAT IS THE CASE HER BROTHER BEING A JUDGE MUST HAVE FAVOURED EARLIER IN MOST OF THE CASES HE HANDLED AD THE WHOLE FAMILY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR ACCEPTING OFFERS.

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  • sampath, India

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    can someone tell her we are in 2017 final stage. Was she sleeping all theses years?
    Election Gimik...

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Slow by slow, one by one, started telling the truth.

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Shahzaada looting..!
    DAKU spending black money on buying law & order and politicians from opposition party..!

    What Jumlaa babu doing?

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  • Peter, KSA

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    What Shahzaada ? Have you seen his face properly ? Does he looks like Shahzaada ? Son perfectly looks like 'chhota Bheem' and father terrible daku 'mota bheem'. Looter family.

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  • NAGESH NAYAK, MANGALORE

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    ARREST THAT LADY. SHE SPENDED ALL THE MONEY,WHY SHE SPOKEN NOW,

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  • RIZWAN, Dubai/Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Now Caravan Magazine can expect to have a CBI raid soon as was the case with NDTV.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Then Amit shah will go to jail soon if proven.

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  • Aam Indian, Mlore/Bahrain

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this is a cold blooded murder. The hands of this Duo of BJP are soaked in blood since the time of 2002 riots and Sohrabuddin case. I donot know how many more they have killed but if God exists, the truth will come out someday.

    what I am ashamed about is the behavior of the media these days. why are they all one sided or they also have been threatned? A kind of dangerous and vicious atmosphere is created in India that if you speak against these two, you be ready to face their wrath. Are we in 21st Century? Look at India from where to where it reached in last 3 years. People can come with Guns to your door steps and kill you(Gauri Lankesh). People can be killed for taking cows. Nose can be cut off of actors who are disliked by this regime. Are we normal anymore? Why the media is suddenly quiet when it comes to this government threatening everyone. The non BJP politicians are hounded by CBI and Tax regimes. 125 people died due to demonetization. crores of people lost jobs. Men are killed on the border. Movies banned. Children die in hundreds in hospitals for lack of oxygen. Where are we?

    Wake up India before it is too late.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    All these incidents will really bring down the credentials of our legal system and prove anything and everything is possible through money.

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  • Flavian dsouza, chik/bengaluru

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Intelligent EVM's ...people busy pressing BSP and machines know they will be in trouble and select BJP !!!CBI enquiry on EVM manipulations is a must ...EC continues to say its all perfect and here we see different results on the ground . This is the biggest mafia ever whereion 1 billion population is not sure on what really happens

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  • rajesh, udupi

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    maut ke saudagar. new scheme of the central Govt. = Maut fresh which means instant death for its opponents. but some day there will be an end to all, no matter what.

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    I don't know how true the allegations are. It could be true also. The BJP is very much capable of getting this done and the Congress is also very much capable of spreading rumours. Whatever it is, let me assure all of you, even if this news is true, nothing, absolutely nothing is going to happen to Amit Shah. The BJP will go all out to defend him. All so called principles and values will be thrown to the wind. But I have no sympathy for people. If we elect rogues, we can only expect such things. The BJP has some people with principles but Amit Shah cannot be included in that list.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    I salute the judge Mr. Brijgopal Harikishan Loya for being so honest rejecting Rs.100 crore bribe. If it was some one else, they would have sold themselves for such a huge amount. Because of such honest judges we can have our faith on Judiciary. For what amount Chief Justice Mohit Shah has sold his soul ? Is he related to Daku Shah ? Now, what next ? Will there be any investigation or this issue will be forgotten like fairy tale ? Better to ask mental Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma why karam is not causing cancer to Daku and his khaandhaan ?

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Just before Gujarath elections some dirty tricks from Congress.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    see below headlines in new papers and tell who is playing dirty tricks!!!

    UP: Voter presses BSP on EVM, vote goes to BJP !!!!

    same will going to happen in Gujarath to save daku feku faces....

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  • shan, dubai

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Why can't to check about dirty tricks before Karnataka election..... Daily hungama about some peoples death, land grabbing, corruption etc....... When their own people are involved with 100 cr to 1000 cores deal...... why we have to blame other party....... Both are chor.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    No wonder blind bhakts like you still unable to see what is happening around you and supporting mauth ka saudaagar. Congress was corrupt, but, your stinking party is corrupt to the core and blindly communal.

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  • Gilbert, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    This happens in India ... Judicial decisions have been favored in many high profile cases by paying in crores specially by politicians. Our Judges have been pressurized either by threat or by paying money.
    LET TRUTH PREVIAL & ALSO OUR JUDGES WISDOM in handing over the corrupt, goons n criminals to their deserved place.

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  • Indian, India

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Even babu bhajrangi accepted that modi changed the judges in 2002 riot case, what happened?? Everybody got clean chit, and not a single FIR against modi... even judges are from RSS background

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Everything happening under "Rs 100 crore" offer
    Shocking matter is these all pariwar didn't spare Judiciary!
    we can say now Hitler ideology ruling us. if anyone speak they will kill they already increased their Bhakts

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  • G M Hegde, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Caravan never heard of, Congress and its chesp tactics to fool people since a decade.

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    There is no need for the congress to do anything, The truth was known by all Indians including bhakts a long time ago. It was an open secret which is only getting published now.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    arre Chaukidar bayya kuch sunai detha hai kya?????

    baath hai ki Rs 100 cr offer kiya Daku ne ......

    Aap log tho kamal ke hai.... kanoon bi kharid lethe hai........

    Modi next move is banning the magazine!!!

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  • JAGDISH, mumbai

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    HAHAHA ONE MORE DRAMA WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY KHANGRESS

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla.... apna bahut yaranna lagtha hai....

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  • Nithya, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Was that a checkmate?

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  • mas, Kundapur/DXb

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    This can be expected in India? what is next going to happen country like India...............................nothing but clean chit...imagine the judiciary system

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  • NAGESH NAYAK, MANGALORE

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    WHY NOW, DID UR BROTHER NOT GIVE U SINGLE PENNY

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  • Jeevan, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    How can we trust the courts. Really let us all down.

    Now peoples mind may be thinking. How much bribe has been given from bjp to built ram temple on our favor.

    If bjp rules again. Criminals roam free, innocents will be behind bars

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Amit Shah is bigger (Maha) Chor than Robert Vadra..

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  • Jagdish, Mumbai, UAE

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    Wow, Finally you agreed your Robert Vadhra also Chor..... Offcourse Amit Shah is choron ka raja

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  • Peter, KSA

    Thu, Nov 23 2017

    The perfect word for Feku-Daku team is 'Mauth ka saudaagar'. If Judiciary itself is dominated by RSS team, where the people will go for justice ? God only can save us from this mauth ka saudaagar team.

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