Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the state Home department to recommend to the Centre a CBI probe into alleged murder of an executive Engineer. The move will pave the way for over 20,000 striking engineers to defer their indefinite strike from Friday.
"Kumar has given his nod to the state Home department's proposal for handing over the inquiry into the murder case to the CBI," state principal secretary (Home) Afzal Amanullah
said.
Yogendra Pandey, the executive engineer of Sitamarhi Road Division died on June 18 after falling from the collectorate building.
Even though a suicide note was recovered from him, his family members claimed that he was pushed from top of the building.
Amanullah said the state Home department, through a notification issued on Thursday morning, recommended to the Union Home ministry seeking institution of the inquiry into the
case by the premier investigating agency.
Earlier, state police headquarters suggested the state Home department to refer the case to the CBI in wake of the doubts expressed by the engineers, who are on strike for past
three days, to press for the probe.
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