CBI knocks SC doors,sulks at its own officer’s defiance

Samapath was picked up by the Town North Police Station in Palakkad on March 29,2010,for interrogation relating to the murder of a woman Sheela. During interrogation,Sampath is said to have died in police custody.

On the directions of the High Court,CBI took up the investigations. But there were allegations that the probe was not proceeding in the right direction as some superior officers in CBI were pressurising the investigating officers from acting against the accused police officials,two of whom are said to be from IPS.

However,subsequently on a petition filed by relatives of the deceased,the High Court had on December 22,2010, asked the chief investigating officer Haridatt to directly submit a report every three weeks to the Chief Judicial Magistrate,Ernakulam.

While making certain stinging remarks against CBI for reportedly pressurising the investigating team,the High Court had ordered that the officials probing the death shall not be transferred without its prior consent.