CBI investigation begin in DSP’s killing in UP

New Delhi, 7th March:  In the murder case of UP deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is going to begin an investigation on Thursday, officials said.

The “request letter” by the state government reached the CBI office on Wednesday, following which an approval was sought from the DOPT, said an official said. The CBI formally registered a case in connection with the killings of Haq, village head Nanhe Yadav and his brother Suresh during violence at Balipur village in Pratapgarh district on late Saturday officials said.

A team has been formed to probe the murders. The CBI team will now go to the crime scene to piece together the jigsaw of the three killings and to do some forensic work as well,” a CBI official added. Investigation into four first information reports (FIRs) filed in connection with the killings has been taken over by the CBI.

In the FIR lodged by the DSP’s widow Parveen, she has accused former state minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiya) of conspiring to kill her husband.

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav not only yielded to her demand, but also asked the CBI to include the murders of village head and his brother into their probe.

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