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CBI hints at BJP legislator's role in Shehla Masood's murder
Wednesday February 29, 2012 09:03:19 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: The probe into
the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood may see more arrests as
the CBI Wednesday hinted at the possibility of involvement of a
Bhopal-based BJP legislator.
CBI sleuths, who had arrested a Bhopal-based interior designer,
Zahida Parvez, Tuesday for plotting to kill Shehla, said they
hoped to reveal the alleged role of an MLA.
Zahida and another accused, Saqib 'Danger' were produced in a
special CBI court in Indore Wednesday. The court remanded them to
CBI custody for a week.
Officially, the CBI is tight-lipped about giving out details of
the case. Reliable sources said that Zahida hired three contract
killers - Irfan, Shanu and Salim - for a sum of Rs. five lakh with
the help of Saqib who allegedly acted as a 'middle man'. Saqib and
Irfan have been arrested in the case.
Accused Irfan, who was remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a
Kanpur court, said that initially he was reluctant to target
Shehla, a woman. "But she (Zahida) told us that Shehla was a bad
woman who was luring many young girls into prostitution."
Irfan's companion Shanu who reportedly shot Shehla in broad
daylight Aug 16, 2011 was killed in November last year. Shanu was
gunned down by two motorcycle-borne youths outside a local court
in Kanpur.
In Bhopal, sources said both Shehla and Zahida were initially
friends and then fell out. They were both close to the BJP MLA,
currently under the CBI scanner. The sources added that the exact
motive behind Shehla's killing seemed to be a combination of
rivalry and a love-triangle.
Zahida (35) was allegedly benefiting from her proximity to the
local MLA in terms of getting big contracts while Shehla, an RTI
activist, sought to "expose" Zahida and her alleged patrons.
Shehla's father Masood Sultan said that he was not aware of his
daughter's 'friendship' with Zahida.
"I have full faith in the CBI and want the truth to come out. I
have not understood the motive behind the murder so far," he said.
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