CM Harish Rawat has written a letter to his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Yadav seeking his intervention in the murder case of a native of Tehri Garhwal at Meerut. Activists of non-governmental organisation-Foundation for Indian Integration and Rights,
New Delhi met the Uttarakhand CM seeking his intervention in reopening the murder case of Maqbool, a youth hailing from Sunar village in Tehri district.
The activists had demanded that State Government should take up the matter with Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure action against the killers and justice to the family of the murder victim.
The activists led by Khateeja Sheikh Ahmed apprised Rawat that Maqbool had left from Pune where he was working on April 14, 2016 for his native place but did not reach home.
She said the Maqbool’s body was found in Partapur, Bhud Baral, Meerut (UP) after two days.
According to her, the belongings of deceased was found missing when the police found his body. The deceased was survived by his young wife and three daughters.
Further, Khateeja alleged that Partapur Police falsely made an accident case despite grounds to believe that Maqbool was poisoned to death.
She said that senior police officers of UP had failed to take any concrete steps towards properly investigating the case despite repeated requests communicated by her.
She said, “An FIR was registered in Hazrat Nizammudin railway police station on April 18 this year.” She averred that the footage from the closed circuit television camera at the railway station had confirmed that Maqbool got off from the train at New Delhi. According to her, Maqbool’s cell phone was found with Ehsaan, a resident of Bhaisali, Meerut after a gap of nearly 20 days. Khateeja alleged that the UP police had not taken any steps to properly investigate into the matter.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s media adviser Surendra Aggarwal said that the State Government will take up the case with their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh.