Gupta146;s family refuses compensation

Asked about the state government8217;s handling of the investigation, he said it was 8220;satisfactory so far8221;. As for the family8217;s initial demand for a CBI inquiry, he said: 8220;If the police failed to work out the case, we will ask for a CBI probe.8221;

On Tuesday, Prateesh visited his father8217;s Gail Vihar residence for the first time after his murder. The police had asked somebody from the family to be at the house because a forensic team was visiting the place.

8220;At the house, when I was walking right behind the forensic team officials, I felt a chill run down my spine. I could hear my father8217;s cries for help, his repeated requests for mercy and felt the torture he must have gone through,8221; said Prateesh.

Things lying scattered in the drawing room and other parts of the house were a reminder of what must have happened on the night of December 23.

Prateesh referred to Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Shekhar Tiwari, who has been arrested for Gupta8217;s death, as 8220;an alcoholic8221;. He hoped the other accused, including 8220;Bhatia8221;, will be arrested soon.

Prateesh said his family will like the trials to be shifted to Lucknow or Lakhimpur Kheri. 8220;We are discussing the matter,8221; he added.

Blood-stained bedsheet found in house
LUCKNOW: A team of forensic experts which visited Auraiya on Tuesday found fresh evidence regarding the involvement of BSP legislator Shekhar Tewari in the murder of PWD executive engineer M K Gupta.

8220;They found a blood-stained bedsheet in a house in Gail Colony, which was in possession of the legislator,8221; said Inspector General Kanpur zone Bhanu Pratap Singh. The engineer was taken to this house from his residence, he said.

After examining the scene of crime, the team had got clinching evidence, said Additional Director General of Police Law and Order Brij Lal. The police are looking for two vehicles used in the crime. 8220;We seized one Honda City today and are trying to find a Tavera and a Scorpio,8221; he said. The vehicles were used to drop an unconscious Gupta to the police station.

Sources said Director General of Police Vikram Singh has asked Auraiya police to probe the nexus between Tewari and former Station Officer of Dibiyapur, Hoshiyar Singh. 8220;We have reports about the SO accompanying the MLA a few hours before the incident,8221; said a senior officer.

Raids are on to arrest Singh, who was suspended after the incident and transferred to Gorakhpur.

Sources said the role of then Auraiya SP Ekramul Haq is also under examination. 8220;It was Haq who posted Hoshiyar for second time at the same police station,8221; an officer said. The DGP, however, refused to comment on the SP8217;s role.