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RTI murder: Police to quiz Taurn Vijay
India Blooms News Service
Bhopal, Sept 1 (IBNS) Madhya Pradesh Police will speak to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay in the murder of a woman RTI activist in Bhopal recently because her call records showed that she had spoken to the lawmaker on the day she was killed.
Police said calls records showed that Shehla Masood had spoken to Vijay over phone on the fateful day.
The Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot dead inside her car by unidentified gunman in front of her Koh-e-Fiza residence in Bhopal on Aug 16 around 11 am and reports said she had been fearing her life from an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
The state police have suggested a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh said Tarun Vijay must cooperate with police and himself demand a CBI probe.
According to earlier reports, IPS officer Pawan Shrivastava had been allegedly threatening Shehla Masood after she started probing death of a tigress in Bandhavgarh National Park.
She had filed at least 40 RTI applications involving forest and police officers.
In a letter to the Director General of Police, Madhya Pradesh, Masood had said: “One and a half years ago I had filed a complaint against IP Officer Pawan Shrivastava for making threatening calls to me….I had provided evidence but till now nothing has been done.”
“Also I would like to bring to your notice that I fear for my life from Mr Pawan Shrivastava. …A criminal minded officer, who has been in news for breaking laws, misbehaving with women and for his corrupt practices, has been harassing me since 2008,” read her letter dated Jan 19, 2010.
She sent a copy of the letter to Union Home Minister, Madhya Pradesh Law Minister, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh Home Minister.
Masood, who ran an event management company Miracles, had joined social activist Anna Hazare’s fast in April and also used to work on wildlife conservation.
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