Relatives of Dabholkar case suspect grilled

KOLHAPUR: A team of CBI officials, along with the state police, has been camping in Karajanagi village of Jattaluka of Sangli district for the last 8-10 days and has been questioning people in the village and adjoining areas Goa blast accused RudraPatil, who is also a suspect in the NarendraDabholkar murder case, belongs to Karajanagi. According to sources, the CBI and local police questioned Patil’s relatives, who are associated with the SanatanSanstha, over the last four days.
Though Sangli and Kolhapur police claim to have no knowledge of the CBI presence, sources in the police department confirmed that the agency’s team has been camping there. Patil’s family holds 100-odd acres of farmland in Karajanagi, much of it rain-fed. CBI officials are looking for places where Dabholkar’s shooters were allegedly trained. There are reports with the CBI that the shooters were trained in Jat. According to local officers, Karajanagi, about 11km from Jat, is suitable for such training. “Patil’s family has been living in the village for years. They have a home in the farm. However, they have not been in contact with outsiders since Patil’s name cropped up in the Goa blast. A team of four CBI officials arrived here some 8-10 days ago. The officials are rotated after around four days. The team has not left since the arrest of VirendrasinhTawade,” police said.
The CBI team, instead of using the Sangli-Kolhapur route to reach the village, preferred coming from adjoining Karnataka to avoid media attention, sources said. They are travelling in a couple of vehicles bearing Karnataka registration, the sources added.