Jaggi ‘killers’ were paid to own up: CBI

Jaggi was killed by unidentified attackers in May last year; his family had suspected the hand of then CM Jogi and his son Amit.

The finding came when two key suspects recorded their statements at a local court yesterday. The suspects, Mahant Pathak alias Bulthoo and Suresh Singh, who are still in CBI custody, said they were not even remotely connected with the crime. All the accused, who have criminal records, were ‘‘contracted’’ to become accused in the murder and later brought to Raipur from UP. The CBI is now looking for a local Congress leader who reportedly approached Mahant Pathak and Suresh Singh for the “job”.

The CBI now proposes to get the statements of all five accused recorded in court and produce other evidences to support their contention.