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Shehla Masood murder: Women architect, contract killer nabbed
Tuesday February 28, 2012 08:05:57 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Making headway in the Shehla Masood case, the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) has arrested a woman architect and a contract
killer she hired to kill the activist in Bhopal last August, said
an official Tuesday.
The accused identified as Zahida Pervez hired a contract killer
whose name the agency refused to reveal. Both were arrested from
Bhopal Tuesday.
"They are at present in CBI custody and it is believed that Pervez
had some personal rivalry with the RTI activist," said the
official.
The 32-year-old Masood was shot dead in broad daylight in front of
her house. The CBI took over investigations into the case three
weeks after the murder.
A CBI team from Delhi arrived in Bhopal Monday to take over the
investigations.
The team, comprising Joint Director Keshav and Deputy Inspector
General (DIG) Arun Bosra, reviewed the investigation done so far.
The Bhopal unit of the CBI had been looking into Shehla's murder
since the first week of September and even announced a reward of
Rs.5 lakh for anyone giving information leading to the arrest of
the assailants.
However, as it failed to make any headway in the matter, the probe
was handed over to the Delhi team.
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