Lucknow:
The family of Dr Y S Sachan, who died in a Lucknow jail this week, has agreed to cremate him this evening. Earlier today, the UP government said it does not believe Dr Sachan's death merits an inquiry by the CBI.
Opposition parties, and Dr Sachan's family, disagree. Dr Sachan, 52 , was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in the government's Family Welfare department. After jail officials said he had committed suicide, a post-mortem revealed that his body has eight injuries caused by a sharp weapon. Dr Sachin died days before he was to be questioned by the police about a case that seemed poised to embarrass the government.
"The postmortem report clearly indicates that it's a clear-cut case of murder," Dr Sachan's brother, R K Sachan, said while asking for a CBI investigation.
He was arrested in April for the murder of his boss, Dr BP Singh. The government said Dr Sachan was guilty of corruption, and hired assassins to kill Dr Singh to prevent him from exposing Dr Sachan's financial crimes. The government also accused Dr Sachan of links to the murder of Dr Vinod Arya, who was Dr Singh's predecessor.
The department these men worked for has an annual budget of 3000 crores. Manufacturers who supply drugs and other medical equipment were reportedly colluding with officials in the department for highly-inflated contracts.