The CBI on Thursday arrested Civil Judge Ravneet Garg of Kaithal in Haryana in connection with the murder of his wife Geetanjali Garg three years ago. She was found dead in mysterious circumstances in 2013.
CBI spokesperson said the then Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurgaon, was arrested in an ongoing investigation into a case related to alleged murder of Geetanjali whose bullet-riddled body was recovered on July 17, 2013 at police lines.
“A case was registered by the CBI at the request of the Haryana Government and after notification by the Government of India,” the spokesperson said.
The official said the CBI had taken up the investigation into the case, which was earlier registered at Civil lines police station, Gurgaon, on July 20, 2013 against three persons on the complaint of brother of the deceased.
“The arrested accused was produced in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate, CBI Cases, at Panchkula (Haryana) on Thursday and was remanded in five days police custody,” the spokesperson added.
The CBI remained tight-lipped about the reasons for arresting Garg three years after the almost blind case was taken up by the agency.
Pardeep Aggarwal, the brother of the deceased, had alleged that even after spending huge sums on his sister’s marriage in 2007, her husband’s family ill-treated her and demanded expensive gifts and cash.