Journalist's sister wants viscera examined outside MP

Pakshi Singh, the sister of television reporter Akshay Singh who died in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances while on a trail of Vyapam scam, on Sunday demanded that his viscera should be examined outside that state for a fair investigation.

She has written a letter to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, requesting him that her brother's viscera preferably be sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi for examination.

"As you know he (Akshay Singh) died under mysterious circumstances on July 4. I request you to get his viscera examined outside Madhya Pradesh, preferably at AIIMS in Delhi, for free and fair investigation. Please allow it."

New Delhi-based television reporter Akshay Singh died in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on Saturday while covering the Vyapam scam. He went to the state to cover the recent string of deaths of people involved in the scam.