<div align="justify">Senior Gujarat police officers N K Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in alleged fake encounter cases, today tendered their resignations after giving an undertaking before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts.<br /><br />Amin, who retired in August last year as superintendent of police, was serving as the SP of Tapi district.<br />Barot was re-inducted in October last year as Deputy Superintendent of Police with Western Railways at Vadodara for one year after his retirement.<br /><br />Amin faced trial in the Sohrabuddin and Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing cases. Barot was accused in the Ishrat Jahan and the Sadiq Jamal encounter cases.<br /><br />Amin said Barot and he decided to step down from their respective posts to save the state government from "embarrassment", in wake of the ongoing litigation in the Supreme Court.<br /><br />"We have decided to step down to save the government from any embarrassment. I thank the people of Tapi district and of Gujarat," Amin told PTI.<br /><br />Barot too said he was left with no other option but to resign.<br /><br />"What else was I supposed to do after the Supreme Court asked us to step down. I have sent my resignation today to the state government," he said.<br /><br />Earlier today, Amin and Barot undertook before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts during the day.<br /><br />A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the statement of the lawyer appearing for the two police officers and asked them to "step down" from their posts during the day itself.<br /><br />The bench then disposed of a plea filed by former IPS officer Rahul Sharma against re-induction of the two officers.</div>
<div align="justify">Senior Gujarat police officers N K Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in alleged fake encounter cases, today tendered their resignations after giving an undertaking before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts.<br /><br />Amin, who retired in August last year as superintendent of police, was serving as the SP of Tapi district.<br />Barot was re-inducted in October last year as Deputy Superintendent of Police with Western Railways at Vadodara for one year after his retirement.<br /><br />Amin faced trial in the Sohrabuddin and Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing cases. Barot was accused in the Ishrat Jahan and the Sadiq Jamal encounter cases.<br /><br />Amin said Barot and he decided to step down from their respective posts to save the state government from "embarrassment", in wake of the ongoing litigation in the Supreme Court.<br /><br />"We have decided to step down to save the government from any embarrassment. I thank the people of Tapi district and of Gujarat," Amin told PTI.<br /><br />Barot too said he was left with no other option but to resign.<br /><br />"What else was I supposed to do after the Supreme Court asked us to step down. I have sent my resignation today to the state government," he said.<br /><br />Earlier today, Amin and Barot undertook before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts during the day.<br /><br />A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the statement of the lawyer appearing for the two police officers and asked them to "step down" from their posts during the day itself.<br /><br />The bench then disposed of a plea filed by former IPS officer Rahul Sharma against re-induction of the two officers.</div>