Loya death case: BJP asks MPs to attack Rahul over SC verdict; 10 updates

While the BJP slammed the Congress after the SC ruling in judge Loya death case, Rahul Gandhi targetted BJP chief Amit Shah, saying 'the truth has its own way of catching up with people like him'

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the death of special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who was conducting a trial in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case -- Amit Shah, now the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was an accused -- does not merit an independent probe. The apex court dismissed petitions seeking a special investigation team (SIT) probe into judge Loya's demise and held that he died of "natural causes". Holding that there was absolutely no merit in the petitions, the court also rebuked the petitioners, saying that it became clear from