Justice Loya-another narrative

IN Media Watch Briefs | 26/11/2017

The Caravan story which raised questions about the manner in which Justice BH Loya (who was hearing the Sohrabuddin case) died was met by silence in most of the print media. But now NDTV.com has produced a follow up story which revisits the individuals and institutions mentioned in the original story to produce an account which suggests that he could have indeed died of a massive heart attack, brought on by the pressure he was under. BJP president Amit Shah was an accused in that case.

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