BJP MP held for RTI activist’s murder
6 Nov 2013 1:13 AM GMT
The CBI on Tuesday arrested BJP MP from Gujarat Dinu Bogha Solanki in connection with the murder of of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest in the state, the last home of Asiatic lions.
Solanki, Lok Sabha member from Junagarh, Gujarat, arrived at the CBI headquarters on Tuesday morning and was questioned through the day, after which a CBI team decided to place him under arrest.
CBI spokesperson Kanchan Prasad said: ‘The Lok Sabha MP from Junagadh has been taken into custody in the case of murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa.’
‘He will be produced in a Delhi court tomorrow. Probe in the case is in progress,’ he added.
CBI sources said the parliamentarian was unable to give satisfactory answers after which it was decided to place him under arrest.
Solanki, Lok Sabha member from Junagarh, Gujarat, arrived at the CBI headquarters on Tuesday morning and was questioned through the day, after which a CBI team decided to place him under arrest.
CBI spokesperson Kanchan Prasad said: ‘The Lok Sabha MP from Junagadh has been taken into custody in the case of murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa.’
‘He will be produced in a Delhi court tomorrow. Probe in the case is in progress,’ he added.
CBI sources said the parliamentarian was unable to give satisfactory answers after which it was decided to place him under arrest.
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