Journalist's death: Gujarat Police probe suicide, murder angles

Ahmedabad | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

Summary:

The police are probing all angles, including suicide and murder, in the death of television news channel journalist Chirag Patel, senior officials said on Tuesday. Gujarat BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya told reporters that Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had asked police to conduct a thorough probe. Six Indian Police Service officers, including me, are leading probe teams in the case," Makwana said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Akshayraj Makwana stressed there was "70 to 80 per cent" possibility that Patel committed suicide, though he added that the police were not ruling out murder either. However, we are probing all angles," said Additional Commissioner of Police MS Bharada..