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City CBI to probe RTI activist's murder by Asseem Shaikh


The CBI unit of Pune has taken over the investigations in the sensational murder case of RTI activist Satish Shetty. The case was earlier being handled by CBI, Mumbai office, following an order from the Bombay high court.

CBI director Amar Pratap Singh issued an order on August 4 to transfer the case to the Pune office.

CBI deputy inspector general of police Pravin Salunke said, "The Pune office is in a better position to conduct probe in the murder case since it is located at a distance of about 20 kms from Talegaon Dabhade, where the incident took place."

Salunke said, "The witnesses can now be called at Pune office instead of asking them to travel all the way to Mumbai. The Pune unit will find it convenient to conduct investigations and visit Talegaon Dabhade whenever required. The move is aimed at expediting the probe."

CBI superintendent of police, Pune unit, Vidya Kulkarni said that additional superintendent of police S P Singh will probe the case. Kulkarni said that Singh will conduct the probe under her supervision. She refused to divulge details about the outcome of probe done by the agency so far.

Special public prosecutor Ayub Pathan filed a phursis (information given to the court) on September 3 before additional sessions judge D R Mahajan confirming that the Pune unit will now conduct investigations.

Meanwhile, Mahajan ordered to release the motorcycle of suspect Pramod Waghmare. Another suspect, Sham Dabhade, has filed a bail pea. Mahajan has directed the CBI to reply to the bail plea on September 14.

Shetty, who had exposed many land scams in the district using the Right To Information (RTI) Act, was murdered near his residence at Talegaon Dabhade on January 13, 2010. The Pune rural police had arrested criminal lawyer Vijay Dabhade, his clerk Pramod Waghmore, Dongrya Rathod, Navnath Shelar and Sham Dabhade under sections of the IPC.