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Muslim MPs protest in Delhi demanding Gujarat government's dismissal
The Indian Supreme Court has given two weeks to Gujarat state police to submit a final report into the investigation of a Muslim couple's killing.
Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in 2005 Police said he was a militant plotting to assassinate the state chief minister, Narendra Modi.
But in March they admitted that he was killed in a staged gun-battle.
On Monday, the government told the court that his missing wife, Kausar Bi, was also killed and her body was burnt.
Last week, three top policemen were charged with Mr Sheikh's murder and on Monday, Gujarat government's lawyer, KTS Tulsi, submitted a sealed interim report to the Supreme Court on the case.
The court said it would "pass an appropriate order" after the final investigation report has been submitted in two weeks.
The killings have been widely condemned by civil society groups and human rights activists.
The issue also generated heated debate in Parliament with several Muslim MPs alleging that Muslims were being treated unfairly in Gujarat.
'Staged'
Kausar Bi was travelling with her husband by bus when they were taken away by the Gujarat police.
She has not been seen since her husband was killed.
The police admission that Kausar Bi was also killed came after Mr Sheikh's brother, Rubabbudin Sheikh, filed a petition in the court demanding an inquiry into the killings by India's federal police, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He also asked the judge to direct the Gujarat government to produce Kausar Bi in court.
Gujarat has been heavily criticised for the treatment of its religious minorities.
According to official figures, more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed during the riots that broke out after nearly 60 Hindus were killed when a train was set on fire in Godhra town, allegedly by a Muslim mob, five years ago.
The state administration was accused of not doing enough to stop the riots.
Security forces in India have on occasion admitted to extra-judicial killings - described by the local media as "fake encounters" - in which they had at first said they had killed militants after coming under gunfire.
The Indian Supreme Court has given two weeks to Gujarat state police to submit a final report into the investigation of a Muslim couple's killing.
Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in 2005 Police said he was a militant plotting to assassinate the state chief minister, Narendra Modi.
But in March they admitted that he was killed in a staged gun-battle.
On Monday, the government told the court that his missing wife, Kausar Bi, was also killed and her body was burnt.
Last week, three top policemen were charged with Mr Sheikh's murder and on Monday, Gujarat government's lawyer, KTS Tulsi, submitted a sealed interim report to the Supreme Court on the case.
The court said it would "pass an appropriate order" after the final investigation report has been submitted in two weeks.
The killings have been widely condemned by civil society groups and human rights activists.
The issue also generated heated debate in Parliament with several Muslim MPs alleging that Muslims were being treated unfairly in Gujarat.
'Staged'
Kausar Bi was travelling with her husband by bus when they were taken away by the Gujarat police.
She has not been seen since her husband was killed.
The police admission that Kausar Bi was also killed came after Mr Sheikh's brother, Rubabbudin Sheikh, filed a petition in the court demanding an inquiry into the killings by India's federal police, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He also asked the judge to direct the Gujarat government to produce Kausar Bi in court.
Gujarat has been heavily criticised for the treatment of its religious minorities.
According to official figures, more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed during the riots that broke out after nearly 60 Hindus were killed when a train was set on fire in Godhra town, allegedly by a Muslim mob, five years ago.
The state administration was accused of not doing enough to stop the riots.
Security forces in India have on occasion admitted to extra-judicial killings - described by the local media as "fake encounters" - in which they had at first said they had killed militants after coming under gunfire.
