BJP wants journalist murder case to be handed over to CBI

JOURNALIST-GADKARI
BJP wants journalist murder case to be handed over to CBI
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Expressing "deep concern" that
no headway has been made in the probe into the killing of
journalist J Dey, India's principal opposition party, the BJP
Wednesday demanded that the case be handed over to the CBI for
an "unbiased" investigation.
In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj
Chavan, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said following media
reports over allegations of involvement of some police
officials, it becomes all the more important that the probe be
handed over to the CBI so that it is "carried out in an
unbiased manner and in a credible way".
He expressed his "deep concern" that investigations
into the crime have made no headway even after five days.
Gadkari also urged the western Indian state of
Maharashtra Chief Minister to look into the possibility of
involvement of underworld dons "from here as well as from
abroad" in the murder.
"As I understand, this incident also signals the
joining of hands of criminal elements and the terrorist
tendencies," he said.
The Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP) chief said quick action
by the police would create a sense of confidence in the minds
of media persons in particular and the people in general.
As Mumbai Police failed to make any headway in
cracking the case, there is a move to question former
Congressman and oil mafia kingpin Mohammed Ali, currently
lodged in a local jail. The hand of oil mafia in killing of
56-year-old Dey last Saturday in suburban Powai is not being
ruled out by police.
Chavan, meanwhile, has said that Mumbai Police should
not be "undermined" and given a fair chance to investigate the
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