'Jailed' top cop Vanzara has become mentally frustrated: Jai Narayan Vyas

Taking potshots at former cop D.G. Vanzara, an accused in fake encounter cases in the state, for indicting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his close aide Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jai Narayan Vyas on Tuesday said the jailed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has become mentally frustrated.

"As he (DG Vanzara) has been in jail for a long time, I think he has become mentally frustrated," Vyas told media in Ahmedabad.

"Vanzara's resignation does not mean much as he is already suspended and in jail. The court has to give bail and not the state government," he added.

Vanzara, who is a key accused in alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and some similar cases, resigned today blaming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for it.

In his 10-page resignation letter to the Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department, the suspended IPS officer stated that he was resigning from the service and renounced all the post-retirement benefits.

Vanzara put the entire blame on Modi and Shah, saying the two did not protect Gujarat's policemen. He stated that he was shocked to see that the state government did not back him when his name appeared in fake encounter cases.

He alleged that Shah used the police machinery for political mileage and literally ruled the state.

Vanzara has also claimed that Shah and Modi colluded to keep all police officers, accused of involvement in fake encounter cases, in jail to protect themselves.