State Crime Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the probe in the case against nine persons including Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari MP North East Delhi among others. It has been alleged that Dubey, Tiwari broke rules and forcefully entered the ATC and pressurised the ATC officials to take clearance for take-off of a chartered plane at night.
A case has been registered at Kunda police station. The CID will now investigate the case. Deoghar Police has handed over the case to CID. CID IG Asim Vikrant Minj has also constituted a team to investigate the matter. Dumka CID team in-charge will investigate the case. The matter is of August 31, when Manoj Tiwari, MP Nishikant Dubey and others had reached Ankita's house in Dumka to meet her family members. Ankita was set ablaze by a stalker Shahrukh Hussain at her house in a one sided love affair. Three days later Ankita succumbs to her injuries at RIMS Ranchi.
Deoghar Police had recommended to the Police Headquarters to investigate this matter in an independent manner, only after which this decision has been taken. In this case the pilot of the chartered plane, MP Nishikant Dubey, Kanishkant Dubey, Mahikant Dubey, MP Manoj Tiwari, Mukesh Pathak, Devta Pandey, Pintu Tiwari and airport director Sandeep Dhingra have been made accused.
The BJP leaders reached the Deoghar airport, not yet fully functional, on a chartered plane and allegedly entered the ATC room. The pilot of the plane was pressurising for a clearance, though night landing and take-off is not allowed at the airport, Deoghar deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri claimed. Nishikant Dubey, on the other hand, filed a zero FIR against Deoghar DC in Delhi for obstructing his work.
It has been alleged that after some time, MP Nishikant Dubey reached the ATC room with both his sons Kanishkant, Mahikant and MP Manoj Tiwari. Thereafter pressure was given for ATC clearance. Clearance was given in no time. In this case, the accused were identified by checking the CCTV footage.
Meanwhile, in another development Jharkhand Police personnel and officers will be removed from the security arrangements of Deoghar airport. After the recent controversy between Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri and BJP MP Dr. Nishikant Dubey, SP Deoghar has made his recommendation to the Police Headquarters and the government. He has demanded deputation of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in place of these jawans and officers.