New Delhi: The Supreme Court will consider on Wednesday whether to hear a PIL seeking a SIT probe into the killing of four men, who were arrested on charges of gang rape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana, in an alleged encounter by the police. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submissions of lawyer G S Mani on Monday that the plea seeking independent probe against the cops concerned be listed for urgent hearing.

Another advocate M L Sharma has also filed a similar petition saying the former apex court judges should monitor the SIT probe. The PIL, filed by Mani and lawyer Pradeep Kumar Yadav, claimed that the alleged encounter was "fake" and FIR should be lodged against the cops, who were involved in the incident.