Lucknow:
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya has reportedly not been named in a chargesheet that the CBI filed today in the murder case of Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haque, sources have told NDTV.
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The CBI has so far not found any concrete evidence to prove conspiracy charges against the former minister. To find more evidence, the central agency wants to conduct a lie detection test on him and has sought the court's permission for this.
Sources say Raja Bhaiya's name could be added in the chargesheet if the CBI finds evidence to prove his involvement in the case.
The court will hear the CBI's application on June 11. It has issued a notice to Raja Bhaiya asking him to present on the date of the hearing.
Last month, the former minister was grilled by the CBI for more than 20 hours, but was allowed to return as the agency reportedly did not find any credible evidence to seek his custody.
Mr Haque's wife Parveen Azad had accused Raja Bhaiya of being involved in the murder case. The allegations forced him to resign from as Minister of Food and Civil Supplies from the Akhilesh Yadav government in March.
Mr Haque was killed on March 2 in Pratapgarh district where he had gone to probe a village headman's murder. An angry mob reportedly cornered him, and eight policemen who were with him allegedly abandoned him. Three bullets were fired - one killed Mr Haque; the other two killed headman Nanhe Yadav's brother.
In the FIR, Parveen Azad has alleged that her husband was first assaulted with sticks and rods and later shot dead "on the directions" of Raja Bhaiya and some others.
The former minister, who has a lengthy criminal record, has denied the allegations against him.
So far, 11 people have been arrested for the murder of the senior police officer.
Main accused in the case, according to the CBI, is Babloo Yadav, son of village headman Nanhe Yadav.
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