Ranjan, the Siwan town bureau chief for a Hindi daily Hindustan was shot dead in May 2016 at Phal Mandi near the town station. (File photo)A witness, who was declared dead by the CBI in the 2016 murder case of Siwan journalist Rajdev Ranjan, turned up before a Muzaffarpur court on Friday, following which the court issued a showcause notice to the investigating agency. The CBI had also submitted a “death verification report” in this regard.
Badami Devi, a resident of Siwan, who was declared dead by CBI, presented herself before the court on Friday and produced documents to support her identity. She is a witness against Laddan Mian, one of the accused in the murder case being heard by the same court.
Sharad Sinha, advocate of Badami Devi, told reporters: “The court of first additional session judge-cum-special judge MP/ MLA case has expressed surprise at the matter and issued showcause notice to CBI.”
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First published on: 04-06-2022 at 03:30:20 am
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