Police opposes woman's CBI probe demand into husband's death

The city police Monday opposed before the Delhi High Court the plea of a woman for a CBI inquiry into the death of her husband, who was allegedly abducted and killed by eight policemen.

Filing an affidavit, the Delhi Police said the investigation carried out by it was fair and it has also filed a chargesheet against the accused policemen and, if required, a supplementary charge sheet will also be filed.

Since an independent judicial probe has been carried out by a magistrate and reports sent to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), there is no reason to have a fresh investigation by the CBI or any other agency, the affidavit said.

It also told the court that an interim compensation of Rs.2 lakh has been ordered to be paid to the victim's family by the South West District Legal Services Authority.

Justice Pratibha Rani posted the matter for Jan 7.

The widow of businessman Manoj Rana had sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of her husband and Rs.10 lakh compensation.

Rishi Rana alleged that eight policemen, in a pre-planned conspiracy, abducted her husband May 26 and took him to an undisclosed location.

She asked the court to transfer the case from the Delhi Police Crime Branch to the CBI.

Filing the plea through advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, Rishi Rana said the investigation showed the pathetic and callous attitude of Delhi Police which, instead of performing a fair investigation, was trying to save the then SHO of Bindapur police station.

She said that after the incident, police said her husband was an accused in a recent case of opening fire during a wedding in Uttam Nagar area and they were looking for him since the case was registered.

The policemen were forcing him to confess that he possessed an illegal weapon and that he used it to open fire at the marriage party, she said in the plea.

After her husband refused to admit any false claims of policemen, they beat him to death, she said.

Prior to the incident, the policemen had came to her house May 19 and threatened to kill her husband, she added.