SIT probe ordered into murder of Congress leader's driver in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday ordered the constitution of a three-member SIT to conduct a fresh probe into the murder of the driver of a Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh.

The order came while hearing a petition by Rajiya Ali, the deceased's wife, who alleged that the investigation had been compromised by political influence. She claimed that her husband, who worked as the driver of a Congress assembly election candidate, was murdered by persons linked to a BJP MLA and that the state police had failed to conduct a fair and impartial probe.

A three-judge bench headed by CJI Surya Kant directed the Madhya Pradesh DGP to constitute SIT within two days. The team will be headed by an IPS officer serving in Madhya Pradesh but belonging to a cadre outside the state.


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"Petitioner alleges that due to alleged political influence, there was no fair investigation of the matter. Having regard to the nature of allegations, it seems to us that in the interest of justice and fair play that the subject FIR should be investigated by a team of senior officers," the bench ordered.