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CBI Takes Over Rath Murder Probe, Uses 3D Scan to Rebuild Scene

The agency broadened charges under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to target organised crime.

Overview

  • The CBI re-registered the case and cited murder, criminal conspiracy and organised-crime provisions under India’s new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Arms Act sections.
  • The agency set up a special team drawing officers from multiple CBI units for inter-state operations under a Kolkata-based supervisor.
  • Subhash Chander Kundu from the CBI’s Special Crime unit was named investigating officer as Central Forensic Science Laboratory experts joined the probe.
  • A CBI-CFSL team used advanced 3D scanners to create a digital map of the site to help reconstruct the sequence of the shooting and verify accounts.
  • Three men arrested in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are in police custody until May 24 as officers pursue more suspects and the person who ordered the attack.