Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday quashed a PIL seeking CBI probe in the murder case of former Health Minister Naba Das.
Stating that it will be “too early” to hand over the case to the CBI, the court refused to interfere in the ongoing investigation at this stage.
The PIL was filed by Bharatiya Vikash Parishad seeking a CBI investigation into the murder of the Health Minister Naba Das by police personnel in Jharsuguda last month.
Meanwhile, the Odisha Crime Branch has conducted the first round of polygraph test of accused dismissed ASI Gopal Das.
The first round of the test was conducted at State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Directorate of Forensic Science (DFSS), in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar. The test will continue on Friday also.
Narco tests of the accused will also be conducted on Friday after a detailed medical examination of the accused, said Crime Branch sources.
An 8-member team led by investigating officer DSP Ramesh Chandra Dora is camping at Gandhinagar for the above tests. ADG Arun Bothra is also there to personally monitor and supervise the investigation of the case, the source said.
The forensic psychological assessment and LVA test of the accused have already been conducted by the team of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi at Jharsuguda on February 6.