India, Feb. 15 -- Over five years after he was appointed special public prosecutor (SPP) in the trial in the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sandeep Gadoli in 2016, the state government earlier this week removed lawyer Amin Solkar from the case at a time when the case was reserved for judgement. The move comes seven months after a sessions court rejected Solkar's plea to arraign four more Haryana police officers as accused in the case.

Solkar was appointed special public prosecutor in the case on December 15, 2020. A notification issued by the state law and judiciary department on February 11 stated: "In view of the recommendation received from Home Department, the Government of Maharashtra hereby cancels the appointment of Advocate A...