Punjab: No progress in Vidhu Jain murder case, CBI says four years after transfer of probe

In 2014, the HC, while transferring the case from Punjab Police to the CBI, had noted that the “investigation is not being carried out for the obvious reasons i.e. not to earn the displeasure of either of the communities” and even its transfer to the Crime Branch will not fulfill the purpose of the investigation.

In March this year, Aarti Jain again approached the High Court stating that the CBI had failed to probe his son’s murder. The case is listed for hearing on Friday for CBI’s response on the court query that “whether it is possible to constitute an SIT for further investigation of the matter”.

“There has been no progress or arrest in the case since it was transferred to the CBI. We have filed a fresh petition asking the court to direct the CBI submit a status report. Even a Punjab Police SSP, prior to the transfer of probe, had claimed they had cracked the case but despite that, no arrest had been made to date. We had also sought probe against the police officials for any faulty investigation but even on that part, the CBI has not done anything,” advocate Gurdial Singh Jaswal, who represents the family, told The Indian Express.