NEW DELHI: One of the main accused in the Bhanwari Devi case has told the CBI that the auxiliary nurse who is at the centre a sleazy scam in Rajasthan is dead.
Shahabuddin, one of the main accused in the crime that has jolted Rajasthan politics, told his CBI handlers that the attractive nurse who was close to sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna was killed soon after her abduction.
However, agency sources said they had not found any evidence to substantiate the claim and were yet to trace Bhanwari's body.
Sources claimed the investigations were going in the right direction and "there will be a major arrest" in the next few days. "There will be an important arrest in the case in the coming days," a top CBI official said. Agency sources said they were questioning all the accused persons to find out where Bhanwari's body was dumped after her killing. CBI has in past few days questioned Mahipal Maderna, Malkhan Singh and other leaders in Rajasthan and also collected evidence in connection with Bhanwari's mysterious disappearance on September 1. The agency also sent Maderna's medical report to AIIMS for doctors to give an opinion on it.
The agency on Thursday filed its second status report in a Rajasthan court, claiming it had made significant progress in the case in which Maderna is a key suspect. CBI, which appeared before the bench of Govind Mathur and N K Jain (II) to submit the status report, requested the court for a private hearing in the matter.
During hearing on the habeas corpus petition filed by Bhanwari's husband in the chamber, CBI submitted the status report in a sealed envelope. The court put the matter for hearing on December 15. CBI had filed the first status report on November 11.
During his questioning, Maderna claimed innocence but admitted that he had met Bhanwari several times. The agency also recovered a camcorder and a computer from Jodhpur from which some video footage and photographs were deleted. CBI officials suspect the camera and computer might have been used to film and store controversial footage which could hold vital clues about the reasons behind Bhanwari's disappearance.
Shahabuddin, one of the main accused in the crime that has jolted Rajasthan politics, told his CBI handlers that the attractive nurse who was close to sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna was killed soon after her abduction.
However, agency sources said they had not found any evidence to substantiate the claim and were yet to trace Bhanwari's body.
Sources claimed the investigations were going in the right direction and "there will be a major arrest" in the next few days. "There will be an important arrest in the case in the coming days," a top CBI official said. Agency sources said they were questioning all the accused persons to find out where Bhanwari's body was dumped after her killing. CBI has in past few days questioned Mahipal Maderna, Malkhan Singh and other leaders in Rajasthan and also collected evidence in connection with Bhanwari's mysterious disappearance on September 1. The agency also sent Maderna's medical report to AIIMS for doctors to give an opinion on it.
The agency on Thursday filed its second status report in a Rajasthan court, claiming it had made significant progress in the case in which Maderna is a key suspect. CBI, which appeared before the bench of Govind Mathur and N K Jain (II) to submit the status report, requested the court for a private hearing in the matter.
During hearing on the habeas corpus petition filed by Bhanwari's husband in the chamber, CBI submitted the status report in a sealed envelope. The court put the matter for hearing on December 15. CBI had filed the first status report on November 11.
During his questioning, Maderna claimed innocence but admitted that he had met Bhanwari several times. The agency also recovered a camcorder and a computer from Jodhpur from which some video footage and photographs were deleted. CBI officials suspect the camera and computer might have been used to film and store controversial footage which could hold vital clues about the reasons behind Bhanwari's disappearance.
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