Jharkhand: Journalist questioned in girlfriend death case

Journalist Priyabhansu Ranjan is in judicial custody in connection with his girlfriend Nirupama Pathak`s death case.

Ranchi: Journalist Priyabhansu Ranjan, now in judicial custody in connection with his girlfriend Nirupama Pathak`s death case, was interrogated by the police in Koderma jail.

Koderma`s Tilaya police station in-charge Arun Kumar questioned Ranjan yesterday after Pathak`s mother Sudha petitioned the police to interrogate the accused, police sources said on Monday.

Ranjan had on June 5 surrendered before a Koderma court, which sent him to 14 days judicial remand, after evading arrest for nearly two years.

Nirupama`s body was found on 29 April, 2010 at her native place at Chitra Gupta Nagar Colony at Jhumri Telaiya in Koderma town.

Both Ranjan and Nirupama`s family accuse each other of being responsible for her death.

PTI