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TV journalist’s wife demands CBI probe into husband’s death
The wife repeated that her husband was under threat from liquor mafias who killed him and made it look like an accident.
The wife of deceased TV journalist Sulabh Srivastava has demanded a CBI probe into the suspicious death of her husband who was found seriously injured on Katra Road in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh and was later pronounced dead at the hospital late Sunday night, HT has learnt.
Speaking to media persons, Srivastava’s wife Renuka Srivastava repeated that her husband was under threat from liquor mafias who killed him and made it look like an accident. She demanded adequate security for the family.
A delegation of Congress leaders, led by MLA from Kanpur Sahil Akhtar Ansari, met Srivastava’s kin and handed over ₹1 lakh as assistance. The Congress leaders said that they had come on the instructions of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who has assured all possible help to the deceased journalist’s family.
State Congress Committee general secretary Sushil Pasi, Congress district president Brijendra Kumar Mishra and Congress leaders Neeraj Tripathi, Devendra Srivastava, Jaikaran Verma and others were part of the delegation.
Samajwadi Youth Brigade torched an effigy of chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Pratapgarh and demanded an impartial probe and arrest of those involved in the incident.
A group of media persons in Prayagraj took out a candle march at Subhash Crossing on Tuesday evening, demanding justice for Srivastava.
Meanwhile, ADG zone Prem Prakash, IG Range KP Singh, SP Pratapgarh Akash Tomar visited the spot at Katra Road where the journalist was found injured. The officials carried out investigations with the forensic team and spoke to residents in a bid to unravel the mystery behind Srivastava’s death. The officials instructed the police teams to collect all details related to the incident.
SP Akash Tomar said although the circumstances are indicating an accident, all angles will be thoroughly investigated. Mobile towers in the vicinity are being scanned to learn about any suspicious person who could be present in that area at the time of the incident, he added.
Srivastava’s body was cremated on Monday evening amid heavy security. A panel of two doctors conducted a postmortem examination which revealed that Srivastava sustained serious wounds in the stomach while a kidney was punctured. Injuries were also found near the eyes.
