HC transfers probe to CBI in murder of ex-TN minister's brother
7 Nov 2017 11:04 PM IST
Madurai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday transferred to the CBI the probe into the 2012 murder of the brother of DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister K N Nehru, rejecting the state Crime Branch CID police's plea for more time to crack the case.
Justice A M Basheer Ahamed of the Madurai Bench, which allowed a plea by the wife of slain leader K N Ramajeyam, was critical of the CB-CID, saying it had been seeking adjournments without any progress in the investigation though five years had elapsed.
Ramajeyam, 50, was found murdered on the banks of Cauvery river in Tiruchirappalli after a morning walk on March 29, 2012. He was found gagged and his hands and legs were tied. Rejecting the CB-CID's prayer for more time to complete the probe, the Judge said the case was being transferred to CBI to overcome all possibilities of suspicion in the minds of the family members of the deceased or the public on the investigation of the mysterious death of a prominent person.
The Judge directed the CBI Joint Director to nominate an investigation officer and direct him to complete the probe and file a progress report before the court concerned within three months. Petitioner Latha Ramajeyam, who filed the plea over two years ago, submitted that the CB-CID had not made any progress in the investigation though it had been probing the case in various angles, including personal business and political rivalries.
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