CBI begins probe into DSP’s killing in UP

The central government has handed over Uttar Pradesh DSP Zia-ul-Haq murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation for probe, reports said on Thursday.

Zeenews Bureau

Lucknow: With the central government handing over Uttar Pradesh deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the premier investigating agency began its probe on Thursday. Following Haq`s killing, his widow had demanded a CBI probe into the matter. 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. The "request letter" by the state government reached the CBI office late Wednesday, following which an approval was sought from the department of personnel and training (DoPT), said an official who did not wish to be named. Following a go ahead, 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, officials told a news agency. A team has been constituted to probe the murders. The CBI has also compiled the newspaper clippings and video recordings of the violence, officials said. Investigation into four first information reports (FIRs) filed in connection with the killings has been taken over by the CBI. While two FIRs were lodged in connection with the murder of Nanhe Yadav and Suresh by their family members, two others were lodged by the police and the widow of the slain police officer. In the FIR lodged by the DSP`s widow Parveen, she has accused former state minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya of conspiring to kill her husband. Officials said that Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of CBI Anurag Garg is likely to visit Balipur Thursday to take stock of the situation and proceed with the investigation. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the matter was now referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation and one should wait for the law to take its course. The chief minister had also visited the families of slain village pradhan (headman) Nanhe Yadav and his brother Suresh in Bilapur village of Pratapgarh. He also gave ex-gratia cheques of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of the deceased village pradhan, Nanhe Yadav, and his brother, Suresh Yadav. Both the men had been killed in Bilapur village of Kunda in Pratagarh.