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  DG Vanzara promoted post-retirement by Gujarat govt

  India | February 26, 2020 16:06 IST

  Former IPS officer D G Vanzara, who was accused in the alleged fake encounters of Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh and was later discharged in both the cases, has been given post-retirement promotion as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the Gujarat government, six years after he retired from service.

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  Sohrabuddin Sheikh 'encounter': CBI court discharges former top cops Vanzara and Dinesh

  India | August 01, 2017 14:54 IST

  The case with major political overtones pertains to the incident in which a suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife were gunned down in November 2005 in Gujarat

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  Former Gujarat top cop DG Vanzara returns home after 9 years, gets hero's welcome

  India | April 08, 2016 12:50 IST

  Retired Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara, who is a key accused in the Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter cases, arrived here today after court modified his bail condition last week.

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  Vanzara released from Gujarat jail

  India | February 18, 2015 19:11 IST

  Ahmedabad: Controversial Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara was on Wednesday released from an Ahmedabad jail.As Vanzara, 61, a former deputy inspector general of police, came out of the Sabarmati Jail here he was given a

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  DG Vanzara walks free; says 'Acche Din' have arrived

  India | February 18, 2015 16:32 IST

  Ahmedabad: Controversial ex-IPS officer D G Vanzara, an accused in the fake encounter cases of Ishrat Jahan and Soharabuddin Sheikh, on Wednesday walked out of the Sabarmati Central Jail here after spending almost seven and

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  Family, supporters hail bail for Vanzara

  India | February 05, 2015 22:58 IST

  Ahmedabad: Family members and supporters of the IPS officer D G Vanzara, who were present in large number in the court premises today, expressed joy at the grant of bail to him by bursting crackers

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  Court to give order on Pandey, Vanzara's bail pleas on Feb 5

  India | January 28, 2015 23:08 IST

  Ahmedabad: The special CBI court here today deferred the pronouncement of order on the bail applications of IPS officers P P Pandey and D G Vanzara arrested in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case.The

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  Ishrat encounter case: Court reserves order on Pandey, Vanzara's bail

  India | January 16, 2015 23:45 IST

  Ahmedabad: The special CBI court here today reserved its order on the bail applications of former IPS officers P P Pandey and D G Vanzara who are accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing

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  Ishrat Jahan encounter case: CBI opposes Vanzara's bail plea

  India | January 13, 2015 22:54 IST

  Ahmedabad: CBI, which investigated the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case, today, opposed the bail petition of IPS officer D G Vanzara who is one of the prime accused.Prosecutor L D Tiwari argued before the

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  CBI helped some Ishrat case cops get bail: D G Vanzara

  India | December 19, 2014 23:28 IST

  Ahmedabad: Suspended IPS officer D G Vanzara, who is in jail in connection with the alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan and others, today alleged in a special court that some police officers who

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  Ishrat case: Vanzara tells court he only followed orders

  India | November 29, 2014 9:06 IST

  Ahmedabad: Jailed Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara on Friday told a special CBI court that he executed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter on orders given by his superior on the basis of inputs received from

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  Ishrat case: D G Vanzara tells court he only followed orders

  India | November 28, 2014 23:43 IST

  Ahmedabad:  Jailed Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara today told a special CBI court that he executed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter on orders given by his superior on the basis of inputs received from

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  Ishrat fake encounter case: CBI opposes Vanzara's bail plea

  India | March 19, 2014 19:41 IST

  Ahmedabad: CBI today opposed bail application moved by suspended IPS officer D G Vanzara, an accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, saying he may tamper with evidence as he is “politically well-connected”.  “The

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  Court rejects Vanzara's plea seeking charge sheet copy

  India | February 26, 2014 22:51 IST

  Ahmedabad: A court here today rejected suspended IPS officer D G Vanzara's plea seeking a copy of the supplementary charge sheet filed by CBI in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of CBI

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  Ishrat Encounter: CBI Might Question Amit Shah

  Politics | September 23, 2013 21:47 IST

  New Delhi: CBI might question close Narendra Modi aide Amit Shah in connection with the Ishrat Jahan encounter case after claims made by jailed IPS officer D G Vanzara that Gujarat government was "inspiring, guiding

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  Mayawati demands probe into charges levelled by Vanzara

  Politics | September 05, 2013 15:32 IST

  New Delhi: Demanding a high-level probe into the charges levelled by IPS officer D G Vanzara against the Gujarat government, BSP today said the matter should also be discussed in both Houses of Parliament.  “Our

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  Vanzara: Adored Modi like a god but he couldn't rise to the occasion under the evil influence of Amit Shah

  Politics | September 04, 2013 13:02 IST

  Ahmedabad: Controversial IPS officer D G Vanzara, suspended and behind the bars in a string of fake encounter cases, has resigned from service accusing Narendra Modi government of having failed to protect the jailed police

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  My God (Modi) could not save my guru (Asaram), says D G Vanzara

  India | September 04, 2013 11:36 IST

  Ahmedabad: Disgraced Gujarat police officer D G Vanjara, who fired a salvo at chief minister Narendra Modi and close Modi associate Amit Shah after resigning from IPS, has told a relative: "My God (Modi) could

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  Vanzara blames Modi, Shah for 'encounter' killings

  Politics | September 03, 2013 18:47 IST

  Ahmedabad: Jailed Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the police service after blaming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former home minister Amit Shah of betraying police officers now in jail for alleged "encounter deaths".In

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  Vanzara blames Modi, Shah for 'encounter' killings

  India | September 03, 2013 23:41 IST

  Ahmedabad: Jailed Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the police service after blaming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former home minister Amit Shah of betraying police officers now in jail for alleged "encounter deaths".In