Kathua Case Cbi

A team has been formed by the Kathua Collector to trace some documents related to the allotment of land to an educational trust in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under the CBI's preliminary enquiry, officials have said.

The junior works manager of Guns Carriage Factory (GCF) was found dead in a drain on Tuesday, the police said. SC Kathua, 45, was missing since January 17 after being summoned by the CBI in connection with the alleged supply of Chinese-spare parts for production of indigenised Bofors guns used by the Army.

Senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh took out a rally in Jammu on Wednesday evening in support of his demand for a CBI probe into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district in January.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister and BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, who quit last month amid criticism over his support for the accused who raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, marched barefoot for five hours to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation in the case.

The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the Kathua gangrape-and-murder case along with the petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI.

Angry protesters attacked Jammu and Kashmir minister Sham Lal Choudhary's cavalcade on the Jammu-Pathankot highway with stones today, demanding a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case. The agitators tried to block the highway when the convoy was passing, but when it didn't stop, they hurled stones. Mr Choudhary is a BJP leader from Jammu.

Sanji Ram, the main accused in the rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl in Kathua told the Supreme Court that he was innocent and the probe should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, to get the real culprits.

The Supreme Court today stayed till May 7 the trial in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, after several petitions sought shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI.

The Jammu and Kashmir lawyers did not obstruct justice in the Kathua rape case and their demand for a CBI investigation into the matter is "justified" the Bar Council of India told the Supreme Court today. The Council said these were the conclusions of a probe team it sent to the state.

A policeman and a Special Police Officer (SPO) arrested in connection with the Kathua rape and murder case have moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch.

The Centre has no objection to the handing over of the Kathua rape and murder case to the CBI, provided the state government comes out with a reference, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

Seven men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua appeared in a Srinagar court on Monday for the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage.

The Supreme Court today did not favour handing over the investigation into the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua from the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police to the CBI as her father expressed satisfaction over the investigation carried out so far.

A Delhi court today granted Karti Chidambaram interim protection from arrest till May 2 in two cases filed by the CBI and ED in the Aircel-Maxis matter arising out of the 2G spectrum cases.

Lal Singh, one of the two BJP ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government who resigned amid outrage over their support for the men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, told NDTV that they were asked by the party leadership to visit the town to pacify angry locals who were demanding a CBI probe into the horrific crime.

A team has been formed by the Kathua Collector to trace some documents related to the allotment of land to an educational trust in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under the CBI's preliminary enquiry, officials have said.

The junior works manager of Guns Carriage Factory (GCF) was found dead in a drain on Tuesday, the police said. SC Kathua, 45, was missing since January 17 after being summoned by the CBI in connection with the alleged supply of Chinese-spare parts for production of indigenised Bofors guns used by the Army.

Senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh took out a rally in Jammu on Wednesday evening in support of his demand for a CBI probe into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district in January.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister and BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, who quit last month amid criticism over his support for the accused who raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, marched barefoot for five hours to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation in the case.

The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the Kathua gangrape-and-murder case along with the petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI.

Angry protesters attacked Jammu and Kashmir minister Sham Lal Choudhary's cavalcade on the Jammu-Pathankot highway with stones today, demanding a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case. The agitators tried to block the highway when the convoy was passing, but when it didn't stop, they hurled stones. Mr Choudhary is a BJP leader from Jammu.

Sanji Ram, the main accused in the rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl in Kathua told the Supreme Court that he was innocent and the probe should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, to get the real culprits.

The Supreme Court today stayed till May 7 the trial in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, after several petitions sought shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI.

The Jammu and Kashmir lawyers did not obstruct justice in the Kathua rape case and their demand for a CBI investigation into the matter is "justified" the Bar Council of India told the Supreme Court today. The Council said these were the conclusions of a probe team it sent to the state.

A policeman and a Special Police Officer (SPO) arrested in connection with the Kathua rape and murder case have moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch.

The Centre has no objection to the handing over of the Kathua rape and murder case to the CBI, provided the state government comes out with a reference, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

Seven men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua appeared in a Srinagar court on Monday for the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage.

The Supreme Court today did not favour handing over the investigation into the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua from the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police to the CBI as her father expressed satisfaction over the investigation carried out so far.

A Delhi court today granted Karti Chidambaram interim protection from arrest till May 2 in two cases filed by the CBI and ED in the Aircel-Maxis matter arising out of the 2G spectrum cases.

Lal Singh, one of the two BJP ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government who resigned amid outrage over their support for the men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, told NDTV that they were asked by the party leadership to visit the town to pacify angry locals who were demanding a CBI probe into the horrific crime.