The Supreme Court today sought response from the J-K government on a plea for CBI probe into the alleged custodial murder of Rajneesh Sharma,a Hindu youth from the state. A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph,while seeking the Governments response,posted the matter for next hearing to the second week of January,on the petition filed by the deceaseds widow Anchal Sharma alias Amina Yousuf. The alleged murder was said to be an outcome of honour killing as the couple belonged to two different communities and the girls father and brothers were opposed to the marriage. The bench had earlier directed the Delhi police to provide necessary protection to Sharmas widow Anchal Sharma alias Amina,who has moved the apex court seeking among other things transfer of trial outside the state and Rs 50 lakh compensation for his death. The apex court had on November 13 said the Delhi police shall grant the widow all protection. Rajneesh Sharma was found hanging to death on October 5,2009 at the Munshi Bagh Police Station after being picked up from his Jammu residence on September 30. Though the police maintained that Rajnish had committed suicide in the lock-up,Anchal and other family members alleged that he was tortured to death by police at the behest of the father of the Muslim girl whom he had married.
