Summary:
Ranchi, Sept 1 (PTI) The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday handed over the investigation into the suspicious death of Sahibganj Women Police Station in-charge Rupa Tirkey to CBI and directed it to start the probe without delay.A High Court bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi ordered the CBI investigation.Devanand Oraon, the father of late Rupa Tirkey, had filed a petition in the High Court, urging a CBI inquiry into her death.A police sub inspector of the 2018 batch, Tirkey had allegedly committed suicide in early May at her government provided accomodation in Sahibganj.
Her body was found hanging at the residence.
Justice Dwivedi said in his order that prima facie several things have been found suspicious in this case.After the death of Rupa Tirkey, her viscera has not been kept safe.
The appellant has said that there are five wounds on her body.
Documents in this regard have also been produced by the applicant.Political pressure has also been created on Rupa"s relatives.
The names of many people close to power have also come to the fore in this case.