Kotkhai case: CBI submits final status report

Shimla | Thursday | 26th April, 2018

Summary:

SHIMLA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday submitted the final status report in Kotkhai rape and murder case in the Himachal Pradesh high court. Let the CBI director file a personal affidavit indicating a fresh status. The CBI also said it would file the chargesheet in the case within 90 days.Meanwhile, the court directed the CBI director to file a fresh affidavit on May 8.When CBI counsel filed the status report in a sealed envelope, the court asked whether it is the last status report on which the counsel replied in the affirmative. The court said that CBI director should personally remain present during the hearing.The counsel also submitted that investigation was carried forward on the basis of the FIR registered. "It was only after this observation that the CBI intensified its probe and arrested the accused on April 13..