Pune : Appoint Rohini Salian as special public prosecutor in the Mohsin Sheikh murder case. Sadiq Sheikh, father of Mohsin Sheikh, today requested the state government through a letter and emails.

Mohsin Sheikh, 28 years old youth, was lynched to death allegedly by members of Hindu Rashtra Sena led by Dhananjay Desai in 2014 following alleged posts on Facebook mocking Bal Thakrey and Shivaji Maharaj.

Sadiq Shaikh, said, “Rohini Salian is one of the best public prosecutors in India. We had seen that she was pressurised by the central government to take a soft stand against accused of Hindu organisations in Malegaon blasts took place in 2008. But she decided to quit the case. We think after Nikam, Rohini Salian will be able to give justice to my son.”

He said, “We had talked to Salian and she told us that she was ready to take the case if the state government does not have any problem.”

Earlier on June 13, Ujjwal Nikam handed over a letter from Law and Judiciary Department of the state government about the cancellation of his appointment as special public prosecutor in the Mohsin Sheikh murder case. Sadiq Shiekh had sent him letters and text messages requesting him to continue as SPP in the case.

He said, “Ujjwal Nikam is the public prosecutor of high calibre and he had fought many cases involving terrorists like Ajmal Kasab in 26/11 attack in Mumbai. Hindu Rashtra Sena is internal terrorist’s organisation. And we were hopeful that Nikam would give justice to my son. However, now he has expressed his unavailability in the case. He has sent me a message saying that due to his busy schedule he would not be able to represent the case.”

Today Pune Sessions Court heard the case of Mohsin Murder case but due to unavailability of SPP, the hearing is postponed to July 4.

Team TNV