Mewat: The post-mortem of Sahib , the 23-year-old who was allegedly shot dead during a police crossfire in Punhana of Mewat on Tuesday, will be conducted in a government hospital in Delhi, and will be videographed.The FIR in the case will also be amended to name over 30 cops , who were part of a joint exercise to catch a wanted criminal by the police forces of Dehradun in Uttarakhand and Mewat in Haryana, as accused.This was decided in a mahapanchayat in Mewat on Thursday, attended by over 500 people from villages of Hathin and Mewat in Haryana and Alwar in Rajasthan.Following a complaint by the father of the deceased, police have also formed a SIT to carry out a detailed investigation, which will be headed by deputy superintendent Sukhbir Singh.The panchayat started at 10am in Punhana’s Anaj Mandi. Representatives of 120 villages from two states — Haryana and Rajasthan — attended the meeting to demand justice for Sahib and action against cops, who are alleged to have mistakenly shot Sahib. The panchayat agreed to let a post mortem be carried out on Sahib’s body, albeit with conditions — it has to be conducted at Delhi’s Safdarjung or Ram Manohar Lohia hospitals by a board of experts, and the entire proceedings will have to be videographed to ensure there is no foul play. “The bullet will be recorded in the video and we will know whose gun killed Sahib, cops or someone else’s,” said Mamman Khan, an influential Mewati.However, the family is yet to agree to a burial. They said they will not accept the body, that it will remain in police custody (morgue) till justice is done. “We have started an indefinite sit-in at the Anaj Mandi in Punhana. We’ll end our dharna only after our demands are met and the grieving family gets justice,” said Azad Mohammed, another community leader.At the end of the panchayat, representatives submitted a complaint with the superintendent of police (SP), seeking change in the case FIR, which, under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, only mentioned unknown persons as suspects for killing Sahib. The complaint filed by Sahib’s father Shaheed include names of 20 cops, staff from criminal investigation agency, Mewat, Uttarakhand Police and 10-12 unknown cops. “Sahib was shot point blank by cops and not by a stray bullet. A diary report has been registered at Punhana police station. Ferozepur Jhirka Bar Association will monitor legal proceedings of the case,” said Aftab Ahmed, MLA, Nuh.There was heavy police deployment in the area. Mewat SP Nazneen Bhasin herself was part of the patrol since 6am.She later made Punhana police station her station, once the panchayat commenced, only to join the proceedings at 2pm, after she received a complaint against cops who allegedly killed Sahib.“A four-member special investigation team (SIT) will probe the killing. SIT will also probe if the bullet was fired by cops or criminals. A diary entry was made and included in the probe, after which the deceased’s family agreed for post-mortem,” said Bhasin.Youth dies in botched Mewat raid

Stay updated with all the Latest Gurgaon headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.