How Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has been turned into a political football

Social media trends about the tragic incident spring up every day even as the Mumbai Police question a range of people connected to the actor.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 08, 2020 · 10:30 am

Judge Loya’s death may be reinvestigated if there is substantial evidence, says Maharashtra minister

At the time of his death on December 1, 2014, Judge Loya was handling the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, in which BJP chief Amit Shah was an accused.

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· Jan 09, 2020 · 12:08 pm

Judge Loya’s death: Sharad Pawar says case should be reinvestigated if there is demand and need

At the time of his death, Loya was handling the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, in which Home Minister Amit Shah was an accused.

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· Dec 03, 2019 · 11:06 am

Judge Loya case: Supreme Court dismisses review petition against its earlier verdict

In April, the top court had dismissed pleas for an independent inquiry into the death of the Central Bureau of Investigation judge.

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· Jul 31, 2018 · 05:51 pm

Judge Loya’s autopsy document was manipulated by doctor related to a minister, claims Caravan report

Records show that Dr NK Tumram conducted the post-mortem but hospital employees said it was actually led by Dr Makarand Vyawahare, the publication reported.

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· Apr 02, 2018 · 01:14 pm

Judge Loya’s death was natural, case is being used to defame government, claims Devendra Fadnavis

The Maharashtra chief minister told the Assembly that the media reports questioning the death were ‘blatantly incorrect and imaginary’.

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· Mar 28, 2018 · 10:52 am

Judge Loya case: Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking special investigation

Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi said an inquiry would be questioning the statements of judges who were with Loya at the time of death.

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· Mar 16, 2018 · 03:21 pm

Investigation into Judge Loya’s death will ruin judiciary’s credibility, says Maharashtra government

The state’s counsel Harish Salve said the Supreme Court needs to protect the ‘subordinate judiciary’.

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· Mar 10, 2018 · 09:49 am

Judge Loya case: Maharashtra government failed its constitutional obligation, argues Dushyant Dave

The senior advocate, who is representing the Bombay Lawyers’ Association, alleged that the government had acted ‘in a partisan manner to stall an inquiry’.

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· Mar 08, 2018 · 09:11 pm

Judge Loya case: SC says it will order independent investigation if there’s ‘slightest suspicion’

The court will continue the hearing on Thursday.

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· Mar 06, 2018 · 10:34 am

Judge Loya death: ‘We are treating case with highest amount of seriousness,’ say SC judges

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the case to March 5 as the arguments were inconclusive.

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· Feb 19, 2018 · 05:15 pm

Ordering investigation would mean judges are conspirators, says Maharashtra on Judge Loya case

Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi says petitioners’ charges are motivated.

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· Feb 12, 2018 · 06:02 pm