Jaipur, May 28: Government today announced a CBI probe into the death of home minister Gulab Singh Shaktawat's servant following opposition demand for his resignation in the wake of allegations of foul play levelled by the victim's brother. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the decision to hand over the investigation to the CBI after the BJP demanded 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, the chief minister felt it expedient to refer the case to the CBI," an official release 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.
Bureau Report