Another aide of MlA Sanjeev Singh, Chandan Sinha, was interrogated on Sunday after being taken into custody by Dhanbad Police in connection with the shootout case of former Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh which took place on March 21. The Special Investigating Team (SIT) formed by DGP DK Pandey to investigate into the case also visited Neeraj Singh’s residence ‘Raghukul’ and talked to the family members to get their views on the theories they were working on.
“As we are investigating the case taking each and every aspect into consideration , one more person named Chandan Sinha was interrogated today in this regard who also happen to be an associate of the Dhanbad MlA Sanjeev Singh,” said SSP Manoj Ratan Chothe who is also a member of SIT.The SIT probing March 21 shootout case in Saraidhela killing former Deputy Mayor, his personal assistant, a bodyguard and driver, so far has arrested Jainendra Singh, Dhananjay Singh and Sanjay Singh after questioning them for more than 48 hours.The SIT, under Bokaro Range DIG Saket Kumar Singh also visited ‘Raghukul’ on Sunday to gather some more clues related to the case.
“Today I visited ‘Raghukul’ along with the SSP and City SP to know their views on various angles related to the case during which we talked primarily to the brothers of Neeraj Singh,” said Bokaro Range DIG Saket Kumar Singh. Sources also revealed that the police have been scanning the CCTV footage of the residence of prime accused Sanjeev Singh in this regard.
Incidentally, an FIR was lodged at Saraidhela Police Station late in the night on March 22 naming five persons including BJP legislator Sanjeev Singh and a handful of other unknown persons.
Meanwhile, national spokesperson of the Congress Ajoy Kumar, while visiting ‘Raghukul’ on Sunday alleged district police of working under pressure from the State Government and demanded CBI inquiry into the case. Kumar questioning Dhanbad Police for not arresting “prime accused Jharia MlA Sanjeev Singh” in this regard said that circumstances under which the shootout took place indicates towards conspiracy.
Neeraj Singh was brutally killed along with his three other associates during an indiscriminate firing by four unidentified persons allegedly from AK-47 Rifles while he was on the way to his residence. As soon as his vehicle slowed down on speed breakers, the gunmen waiting for him for quite some time started firing indiscriminately at his SUV. More than 50 rounds of bullets were fired from AK-47 out of which, Singh, seated on the front seat of the vehicle took 17 bullets.