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Haryana govt recommends CBI probe in Rajbir murder case
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NewsByte on 28 March, 2008 10:53:00
 
New Delhi: Taking in view the complex nature of the murder of Assistant
Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajbir Singh, Haryana Government has today
recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe in the case. The move
comes shortly after Rajbir's wife, Narmada, demanded a probe by the CBI into the
case, giving the story a new twist by saying that the alleged murderer, property
dealer, Vijay Bhardwaj was innocent. She apprehended that some other people were
involved in the gruesome murder of her husband. Speaking to media in New Delhi,
Narmada said that her husband was a top ranking officer of the Delhi Police, so
it is not possible for a mere property dealer to kill him. She also questioned
the initial handling of the case by Delhi Police, accusing it of changing its
stance on the issue almost everyday. Meanwhile, investigators have discovered a
new angle to the story when they found that the .32 bore- revolver recovered
from the scene of the murder was manufactured illegally. This new development
has taken the investigators by surprise since Bhardwaj had claimed that the
slain ACP gave the weapon to him three days before his murder. This makes the
murder look pre-mediated. ACP Rajbir Singh was murdered point blank late on
Monday night allegedly by property dealer Vijay Bhardwaj on Mehrauli-Gurgaon
road. Singh who was posted in the Special Operations Squad of the Crime Branch
was not accompanied by his security at the time of this incident. He was hit by
two bullets in the head, which ended his life. Two live catridges and two used
catridges were recovered from the place of crime.