AHMEDABAD: Investigation in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethava has been transferred from the city crime branch to Surendranagar SP Raghavendra Vats after the Gujarat high court ordered a further probe, sources said.
Jethava was shot dead in front of the high court premises on July 20 last year.
On October 19, HC directed further investigation in this case by a Class I officer of the IPS rank under the supervision of the special commissioner, crime branch or an officer of rank of additional DGP. Instead of handing over the probe to a higher probe agency like CID (crime), the state government chose to shift it to the district police, which lacks resources for detection of the offence in comparison with the crime branch, sources said.
However, special commissioner Mohan Jha will continue to supervise the investigation.
Interestingly, HC has granted time till November 28 to complete the further probe. However, it took nearly 20 days for the government to transfer the probe. Surendranagar SP only has 16 days to complete the task now.
HC ordered further investigation after Jethava's father Bhikhalal alleged that the probe agency was shielding Junagadh BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki and not probing beyond the role of his nephew Shiva. This despite the fact that Jethava had made specific accusations against him in his PIL against illegal mining in the Gir Sanctuary.
The crime branch recorded Solanki's statement only after HC began questioning the probe. A bench headed by justice D H Waghela even asked the crime branch whether recording Solanki's statement was adequate from the angle of probing his involvement in the case.
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