P. Mathur, in its 30-page report submitted last month, said: 'We are clearly of the opinion, with regard to the material placed before us, that it cannot be said that there has been any violation of human rights by the action of the police.'

The action taken by police in which two people were killed 'is fully protected by law', said the report.

'There is ample and sufficient material before us which leads to the irresistible conclusion that there was imminent danger to the life of the police party,' the report added.

Two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists were killed in the gun battle. 'Encounter specialist' police inspector M.C. Sharma also lost his life in the shootout.

It was alleged that police had staged the incident to ward off pressure after

serial blasts in Delhi a week before the gunbattle had killed 20 people.