Shehla family appeals for transfer of case to Bhopal

BHOPAL: Family members of the slain RTI activist Shehla Masood appealed before the court of CBI Special Magistrate Dr Shubra Singh on Friday to transfer the case to Bhopal and get it re-investigated. The plea was filed by slain activist’s brother Rajil Hussain during the hearing.
CBI opposed any move to transfer the case and urged the family members of Shehla not to intervene in the case and to support the CBI in nailing the accused.The next hearing is scheduled for June 22.
Rajil Hussain in his appeal stressed that the re-investigation of the case is necessary because the central character, BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh, has been left out in the CBI charge sheet.
Senior criminal lawyer Majeed Memon who will be representing Masood family told TOI over phone that he will seek for the trial in Bhopal and not in Indore as per the jurisdiction rule of
Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc). All the five accused in the case Zahida Pervez, Saba Farooqui, Saqib Ali Danger, Irfan Ali and Tabish Khan had appealed before the CBI court on June 11 to transfer the hearing of the case to Bhopal under section 177 of CrPc. The move was then opposed by the CBI.
Memon insisted that if Shehla was murdered in Bhopal why the case should be tried in Indore. He further stated that the charge-sheet filed by the CBI does not reflect the truth and alleged that certain vital aspects of truth are being suppressed, twisted and thwarted.
Meanwhile, one of the accused Irfan filed an application before court putting on record that he gave his statement under section 164 under pressure. He appealed the court for re-recording of his statement. Accused Zaheda Parvez once again accused CBI of putting pressure on her and her family and shielding Dhruv Narayan Singh.