CBI quizzes two friends in Kanpur man murder case

Lucknow: The CBI, which has begun investigations into the murder of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta, questioned two of his friends — Pradeep Chauhan and Hardeep Chauhan — at their Lucknow headquarters for six hours for the second consecutive day. The two will now be taken to Gorakhpur for reconstruction of the crime scene inside the hotel room.

On November 2, the CBI registered a case of murder against six cops — three named and three unidentified. On September 27, Ramgarhtal inspector JN Singh, Phalmandi police post in charge sub-inspector (SI) Akshay Mishra, SI Vijay Yadav and three other cops had barged into the hotel room where Gupta was staying with friends. The policemen allegedly thrashed them and Gupta died. Sources privy to the probe disclosed that the entire sequence of events which unfolded from November 1 to November 2 night when the Gupta died was narrated. “They were questioned separately and then together,” said a source.