CBI quizzes ex-Gujarat minister Amit Shah

The CBI today grilled ex- Gujarat minister Amit Shah in Sabarmati jail for more than four hours former for his alleged role in the killing of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife in 2005.

A CBI team started interrogating 46-year-old Shah around 11 am and his quizzing continued till around 3.30 pm, sources in the Central agency said. The questioning of Shah, lodged in Tilak barrack of Sabarmati Jail near here after being arrested last Sunday, is likely to continue tomorrow.

The BJP leader was asked questions pertaining to the kidnapping of Sohrabuddin and his wife Kausar Bi and their killings, political compulsions for conducting the encounter and alleged involvement of Rajasthan marble lobby in it, the sources said. The CBI team was led by Chief Investigating Officer of the case Amitabh Thakur.

The entire questioning process was videographed as per the instruction of the special CBI court, they said.

The court has permitted the investigating agency to question Shah inside the jail from July 28 to 30. According to the charge sheet filed by CBI last week, Shah has been booked for murder, kidnapping, extortion, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy, among other charges.