-Express News Service
Taking over the investigations into the Gopalgarh riots, the CBI on Wednesday registered five FIRs in the case. The investigating agency has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an SP for an expeditious probe into the case.
A CBI spokesperson said the agency took over the investigations following a request from the Rajasthan government. A CBI team, accompanied by forensics experts, visited Bharatpur last week and collected evidence seized by the police, said sources.
The riots between two communities last month resulted in the death of nine people.
The CBI said they would summon and question the local administration and police officials who were rushed to the spot after the clashes broke out.
“We have also sought the report of the inquiry carried out after the incident. The officials, including the district magistrate, will be examined,” said a CBI official.
The CBI has also sought the post-mortem reports of all the victims, and plans to rope in experts from AIIMS.
The agency has asked for the video footage, which, sources said, shows scores of policemen charging towards the protesting Meo Muslims and a senior official ordering them to open fire.