Apropos a news report titled “DSP Mishra levels allegations against 3 IPS officers” published on November 4 edition of The Pioneer, the CBI said, “It is clarified that the case was entrusted to CBI by the High Court of Chhattisgarh and was registered in CBI on 11.02.2015. CBI took over the investigation of the case which was earlier registered by Chhattisgarh Police vide FIR 12/2011 at Police Station Chhura on the allegations that Shri Umesh Rajput, a Journalist of Chhura, Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) was shot dead at his residence in the evening of 23.01.2011. After the investigation, CBI filed a chargesheet against the accused persons and the court framed charges on the same. The case is under trial in the Court at Raipur. The matter is sub judice. Allegations made against officers of CBI in the story is denied”.
The Pioneer news report was based on a three-page complaint of CBI DSP NP Mishra sent to the CBI Director on June 21, 2018 “Through Proper Channel”. The reporter also contacted the CBI spokesperson and duly incorporated his comments in the story.