IAS officer's death: CBI registers murder case
PathikritChakraborty
Lucknow:
The CBI on Friday registered a murder case in mysterious death of IAS officer Anurag Tewari. The 2007 batch Karnataka cadre officer was found dead on the roadside near a government guest house in Hazratganj area of Lucknow on May 17.
The central agency has registered the FIR against two unidentified persons on the charges of murder, said CBI spokesperson RK Gaur. He also said the agency had officially taken over the case and would now begin the probe.The CBI sources also revealed that the case had been given to an ASP-rank officer. Senior police officers privy to investigation told TOI that after taking over the case, the CBI has sought documents relating to the case from the Lucknow police.
The mystery element in the case was added after the officer's postmortem examination report had revealed six injuries on his body . Besides, Tewari died due to asphyxia but the report failed to specify the reason which caused it. A day after Tewari's death, the Lucknow SSP had formed an SIT comprising four inspectors and a deputy SP .
But on May 22, the UP government handed over the case to the CBI after Tewari's family lodged a formal FIR in Lucknow. On May 29, the SSP had stated the deceased officer's preserved organs would be sent to Chandigarh's Central Forensic Laboratory for tests, along with viscera and other samples.
The SIT has also visited the official residence of Tewari in Bengaluru on June 3 and had recovered a laptop, medical details and other samples which was also sent to the Chandigarh lab.
PathikritChakraborty
Lucknow:
The CBI on Friday registered a murder case in mysterious death of IAS officer Anurag Tewari. The 2007 batch Karnataka cadre officer was found dead on the roadside near a government guest house in Hazratganj area of Lucknow on May 17.
The central agency has registered the FIR against two unidentified persons on the charges of murder, said CBI spokesperson RK Gaur. He also said the agency had officially taken over the case and would now begin the probe.The CBI sources also revealed that the case had been given to an ASP-rank officer. Senior police officers privy to investigation told TOI that after taking over the case, the CBI has sought documents relating to the case from the Lucknow police.
The mystery element in the case was added after the officer's postmortem examination report had revealed six injuries on his body . Besides, Tewari died due to asphyxia but the report failed to specify the reason which caused it. A day after Tewari's death, the Lucknow SSP had formed an SIT comprising four inspectors and a deputy SP .
But on May 22, the UP government handed over the case to the CBI after Tewari's family lodged a formal FIR in Lucknow. On May 29, the SSP had stated the deceased officer's preserved organs would be sent to Chandigarh's Central Forensic Laboratory for tests, along with viscera and other samples.
The SIT has also visited the official residence of Tewari in Bengaluru on June 3 and had recovered a laptop, medical details and other samples which was also sent to the Chandigarh lab.
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