Barkati demands SC-monitored probe into SIMI encounter

The "extra-judicial killing" of eight SIMI activists in Bhopal is a precursor to wiping out Muslim community from the country, a religious leader remarked today.
Syed Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque condemned the "cold-blooded murder" and demanded a Supreme Court-supervised probe into the so-called encounter.
"We appeal to the hon'ble Supreme Court to take suo-motu action in the incident before Muslims become extinct in this country. We have also written a letter to the President requesting for the same. The Modi government along with the RSS is trying to wipe out the minority community," he said addressing a rally here.

"We demand a Supreme Court-guided investigation and suspension of all officers involved in the unethical and heinous crime against humanity," he said.
The leader also wished that fast-track courts look into all such cases on a day-to-day basis, so that justice can be delivered at the earliest.
Monetary compensation to the families apart from government jobs for the close kin of the deceased were also demanded by him.
Eight SIMI activists were killed in an alleged police encounter within hours of staging a daring prison break early on Monday, after killing a security guard at the Bhopal Central Jail. The incident had sparked a storm of protest by opposition parties, who have demanded a judicial probe into the episode.