MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday, highlighting the "high-handedness" of the police in the "fake encounter" of Rohit Aarrya. The 50-year-old was shot dead by assistant police inspector (API) Amol Waghmare from the Powai police's anti-terrorist cell. According to the police, Waghmare opened fire after Aarrya "pointed a gun at him in the presence of children". It was later revealed that Aarrya was carrying an air gun. The petitioner, Shobha Buddhivant, a practising advocate, stated that Aarrya's "fake encounter" was staged under the pretext of self-defence to eliminate him at the behest of political leaders, which is in clear violation of the Constitutional mandate. She asked for judicial intervention in the matter, which has "disturbed the public consciousness and loss of faith in the police force". It is necessary to bring forth the real facts of the matter, she added. In her petition, filed through advocate Nitin Satpute, Buddhivant highlighted that the preliminary investigations suggest Aarrya had been dealing with severe mental stress related to unpaid dues from a government school project contract. Buddhivant contended that the encounter killing does not appear to be a "normal" one, as claimed by the Powai police, but a "well-planned murder" of the accused "to satisfy public anger and to save the real culprits of the crime". She urged that the investigation into Aarrya's death be handed over to an agency outside Maharashtra to ensure fairness and impartiality. "The investigation needs to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and should be monitored by the high court", the petition stated. The petitioner argued that the state had violated the right to life of an accused, noting that the complaints against Aarrya are just allegations till the court finds him guilty. She urged the court to direct the state to register an FIR against the concerned police officers for murder, criminal conspiracy and the disappearance of evidence. She also asked for narcoanalysis, lie-detector, and brain-mapping tests to be conducted on the police officers....