Shehla murder: CBI recreates crime scene

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Bhopal: Twenty one days after Shehla Masood was murdered in Bhopal, the Central Bureau of Investigation's team is trying to recreate the crime scene. Their biggest source of help, for the moment, is the version of Shehla's family members.

After looking at the scene through the eyes of Shehla's family, the sleuths then tried to figure out the direction from which she could have been shot at.

They found their first lead on Monday, the very first day of investigation, which was the pendant that Shehla was wearing on the day she was killed. CBI investigators found the pendant in her car - something that was missed by the Bhopal police when they searched the very same car.

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CBI DIG Hemant Priyadarshi said, "Our team of forensic and ballistic experts have come to the spot. They have recreated the scene. They are professional people and very soon we will have their report and then we will move forward."

Bhopal Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh had announced a CBI inquiry on August 19 itself, perhaps realising that the local police would not be able to bear the pressure if someone powerful was found to be involved.

However, now that the CBI has taken over, her family members are hopeful that the killers will be nabbed.

"The CBI has taken over the case, we are happy and we saw the way they went about doing their job. They searched the car today and and found Shehla's pendant which the district police could not find. So we are hopeful that they would get to the bottom of it," said Rajil, Shehla's brother.

Several questions that remain:

- Has the CBI gotten involved in the case a bit too late?

- What is it that the local police got out of the RTI details that were asked for by Shehla against BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anil Dave?

- Has Anil Dave really been given a clean chit by the police as is being claimed by Dave himself?

It's a case which could well turn out to be a huge embarrasement for the BJP, if its fallout is not handled properly.

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