Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI inquiry into the death of a witness in a rape case against spiritual guru Asaram Bapu.
Akhil Gupta, 35, was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar in January while he was on his way home from work.
Mr Gupta, who was a cook and personal aide of Asaram Bapu, was considered an important witness in the case.
Mr Gupta was the second of three witnesses to be killed in the case far. Six others have survived attacks on them.
After Mr Singh's death, Akhil Gupta's father, Naresh Gupta had sought a CBI probe into the murder of his son Akhil alleging that the local police failed to trace the accused in Muzaffarnagar.
He said that local police has failed to trace the assailants even after six months since the incident took place.
Akhil Gupta, 35, was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar in January while he was on his way home from work.
Mr Gupta, who was a cook and personal aide of Asaram Bapu, was considered an important witness in the case.
Mr Gupta was the second of three witnesses to be killed in the case far. Six others have survived attacks on them.
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After Mr Singh's death, Akhil Gupta's father, Naresh Gupta had sought a CBI probe into the murder of his son Akhil alleging that the local police failed to trace the accused in Muzaffarnagar.
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He said that local police has failed to trace the assailants even after six months since the incident took place.
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