By IANS
Kolkata : A day after filing a case of murder against industrialist Ashok Todi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday began its probe into the mysterious death of his son-in-law Rizwanur Rahman and visited the spot where Rizwanur’s body was found last month.
A seven-member CBI team, led by Special Crime Branch (SCB) joint director Arun Kumar, visited the spot at Patipukur, the railway track between Bidhan Pally and Shanti Colony, here.
Kumar told journalists: “We have lodged a First Information Report against Ashok Todi on the basis of the high court’s order. An FIR is not a charge, it is only an information.”
He said the case against Todi had been filed under sections dealing with murder, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation with the threat to cause death.
Answering a question on whether cases have been registered against the police officials allegedly involved in the murder, Kumar said “No”.
When asked whether Todi would be arrested, the official declined to comment.
“We have just started our investigations,” he said.
The CBI Friday registered a case of murder against Kolkata-based Todi, who heads the multi-million-rupee Lux Cozi group. His daughter Priyanka Todi had married Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman against her father’s wishes.
The body of Rizwanur, 30, a graphics designer of Arena Multimedia, was found beside a railway track Sep 21 in Kolkata with his head smashed, barely a month after his marriage with Priyanka.
Todi had allegedly threatened his son-in-law with dire consequence and put serious pressure on him through the police to annul the marriage.
The Calcutta High Court had Tuesday ordered a CBI inquiry into Rizwanur’s death terming the ongoing West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation as “illegal”.
Faced with a court rebuke and public protests, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Wednesday removed five police officials, including Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee, for their alleged collusion with Todi in Rizwanur’s harassment and death.
“It’s good that CBI has finally started their investigation. We have been continuously raising our demand for a CBI inquiry. We will wait for justice to come,” Rizwanur’s brother Rukbanur Rahman said.