Summary:
All the arrested accused are in a judicial custody. The investigation agency had claimed that their area of probe included Himachal Pradesh , Kashmir and Uttarakhand . The public outburst had later resulted into violent protest demonstrations.Before the CBI took over the investigation, the special investigation team (SIT) of Himachal Pradesh police had arrested six people in this case and one of the alleged accused Suraj Singh had died in the police custody. It had left the people of area shell shocked. SHIMLA: While the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claimed to have solved the Kotkhai rape and murder case, the accused arrested on April 13 pleaded not guilty and demanded to contest the charges, in a Shimla court on Friday.Following the statement of the accused, the court of district and sessions judge Virender Singh, marked the case for June 23 for further hearing.Accused Anil Kumar, a resident of Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district , was arrested by the CBI on April 13 this year..