Jaipur, May 28: In a damage-control exercise, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced handing over to CBI the probe into the death of a domestic servant employed at the state home minister's house after the opposition demanded the minister's resignation following allegations of foul play by the victim's brother. Gehlot announced the decision to hand over the investigation to the CBI after the BJP demanded Home Minister Gulab Singh Shaktawat's resignation and an impartial investigation into the death of his domestic help Badan Singh Rawat.
The deceased's brother Roop Lal had filed a written complaint with the police alleging foul play in Rawat's death. "Although the investigation into the death was being conducted impartially but fingers were being pointed to its impartiality and certain elements were trying to give the whole episode a political colour to gain political mileage by misleading the family members of the deceased. Therefore, chief minister felt it expedient to refer the case to the CBI," an official released issued here said.
Shaktawat himself requested the chief minister for the CBI inquiry into the case, the release said. Rawat was found dead near a rail track at Durgapur railway station, here, on May 22 and Sanganer police were conducting investigations into the case, the release said. Bureau Report