Police want to pass Dutch woman murder case to CB-CID

CHENNAI: The Mamallapuram police have sent a request to the top brass to shift the investigation into the murder of Dutch woman Johanna Cornelia Lamberta to the CB-CID, since only such a move can speed up filing of the chargesheet to prevent the accused from coming out on bail.
Johannah Cornelia Lamberta (35) was found dead in a house near Mamallapuram, 60km from Chennai, on March 23.Lamberta’s boyfriend Remco Elisabeth Martin Joseph, 32, a boat mechanic in the Netherlands, was arrested on charges of murder.
The local police feel they need statements from Lamberta’s family to file the chargesheet, but they don’t have the powers to directly request CBI, which is the Interpol arm in India, to get the permission. “CB-CID can get it done fast, and the accused may come out on bail after 90 days of arrest,” said a police officer. “If the process is delayed further, Lamberta’s boyfriend, who was arrested on charges of murdering Lamberta will come out on bail,” the officer said.