Ahmedabad, July 3: The investigations into the tragic death of Kausar Bi, who had allegedly suffered at the hands of the Gujarat and Rajasthan police, hit a new low on Thursday with the Gujarat Government making an oral submission before the sessions court saying further probe “would be meaningless”.

The 32-year-old widow of Sohrabbudin Shaikh, who was killed in a fake encounter by a team of the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Gujarat and Rajasthan police, was raped and murdered before her body was burnt, a CID investigation had revealed.

The ATS had picked the couple from a bus on their way to Sangli from Hyderabad and had claimed that Shaikh had entered Gujarat to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Two days later Kausar Bi was allegedly killed and burnt by the same team at Illol, native village of one of the accused officers D G Vanzara, who was the then DIG(ATS).

With the Gujarat Government’s submission, her death would remain a mystery if a fresh probe is not ordered.

The Special public prosecutor appointed by the Government in this case, V P Atre, told the court that investigation into Kausar Bi’s death would be a “meaningless exercise”. “A long time has elapsed after Kausar Bi was killed under mysterious circumstances, the body was not found and the chances of gathering evidence were bleak,” he said.

The Prosector's submission came in reply to a rejoinder filed by Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin Shaikh last week. Rubabuddin in his letter had contended that the investigation officer had not conducted the investigation properly in the Sohrabuddin case and the chargesheet filed by the CID (Crime) was silent on some important issues.