After much uproar with the news of the Rohit Vemula case being closed, Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) said that the Rohit Vemula case would be reopened after availing permission from the Magistrate.
In a statement, DGP said, “It is to state that the Investigation Officer in the case was Asst. Commissioner of Police, Madhapur and the final closure report in the case was prepared last year i.e. before November 2023 itself based on the investigation conducted. The final closure report was officially filed in the jurisdictional court on 21.03.2024 by the Investigation Officer.”
The DGP note added that “As some doubts have been expressed by the mother and others of the deceased Rohit Vemula on the investigation conducted, it has been decided to conduct further investigation into the case. A petition will be filed in the Court concerned requesting the Hon’ble Magistrate to permit further investigation into the case.”
