NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has asked the Dhantoli police to submit investigation reports into the Abhilasha Sayyam murder
case. This first-year college student was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in the nullah adjoining Canal Road in November 2009. She had been missing for four days before her body was found with several injuries.
Earlier, petitioner's counsel Nitesh Samudre pointed out to the court loopholes in the investigation by the police. He also informed how cops are harassing Abhilasha's family members and forcing them to undergo a narco test. The government pleader then sought time to file a reply after which the court adjourned the case for two weeks.
Petitioner Avish Sayyam, brother of the victim, has appealed to the judiciary to intervene in the ongoing investigation to ensure that cops do not harass his family members or try to close the case by implicating them. Appealing against the so-called grilling in custody by Sitabuldi police and crime branch, the petitioner alleged that his family members were being ill-treated. He has demanded a CBI enquiry in the case.