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Mayawati seeks CBI probe into Noida murders
New Delhi, May 29: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help, adding a political twist to the murder mystery that has the nation transfixed.
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"I am going to write a letter to the centre demanding a CBI probe into the murders," Mayawati said in a statement she read out here Thursday.
Noting the demands made by Aarushi's family for a CBI probe, Mayawati said: "I understand that the parents do not have faith in the investigations being conducted by the Uttar Pradesh police.
"I sympathise with them and have no hesitation in handing over the case to the CBI," Mayawati said, adding: "I am not sure whether the central government will accept our request."
"However, I would reassure the parents that even if the CBI does not take up the case, we would have the case investigated and would ensure that the guilty are brought to book and that no innocent person is punished," the chief minister maintained.
Aarushi's dentist father Rajesh Talwar was arrested eight days after the twin murders on May 16 in a quiet middle class neighbourhood in the suburban town of Noida that borders Delhi.
Talwar is currently in three days' police custody and the police have to present evidence in court Friday to justify his further detention. If they can't he will revert to court custody.
In New Delhi, Minister of State for Home Shriprakash Jaiswal said: "The Aarushi murder case is not fit for a CBI probe. The Uttar Pradesh special task force is already probing the matter."
Home ministry officials, however, said that Jaiswal's was not the last word on the issue. |
