The SIT of Kanpur Police started the investigation of Manish Gupta murder in Gorakhpur on Saturday. The team spent seven hours in the hotel on the first day. He inspected the entire hotel and Manish’s room. The team has taken the forensic team in-charge with them from here. Apart from conducting forensic examination in the room, the staff there were questioned. Apart from the accused police personnel, the statements will also be recorded after questioning the people who came in contact with Manish on the first day.
The SIT has been formed on the instructions of the Chief Minister. Its chairman has been made Additional CP Crime and Headquarters Anand Prakash Tiwari. The members are DCP South Raveena Tyagi and the investigator is ADCP Brajesh Srivastava. The team has started its investigation, however the DCP could not attend it on the first day as she had gone to attend an event in Lucknow. Soon she will also leave for Gorakhpur.
The team met the investigation team of Gorakhpur Police earlier in the morning to get information about the action taken in four days. Took the FIR copy and inquired about the slips cut so far. The team reached the hotel at four in the evening. In the hotel room number 512, every item was closely inspected. The forensic team in-charge conducted a benzadiene test in the room, in which traces of blood were found at the cleaned area.
Inquiries from employees
Apart from interrogating the employees who were present in the hotel at the time of the incident, the team got the list of all the employees. The list of guests who stayed in the rooms around the room on that day has also been acquired. According to police sources, the SIT will talk to the guests who had stayed in adjoining rooms and inquire about the incident that night.
Recreated the event
The SIT recreated the incident in the room. He made three policemen Manish and his friend and got three or four policemen to do the same checking and conversation. This recreation was done according to the map view prepared by the Gorakhpur Police and the details of the incident.
The accused will be interrogated
After inspecting the spot, interrogating people and collecting evidence, the SIT will interrogate the accused policemen and record their statements. In this case, statements of other relatives including Manish’s wife Meenakshi will also be recorded. Along with this, the call recording will also be included, in which Manish had told his nephew at the last moment that the matter deteriorated on the phone and taken to the police station.
Testing will be done without any pressure
The team has started investigation. Several facts have been reported. Some evidence is also being collected. Fair investigation will be done. No pressure will be taken from any person. According to the instructions given by the government, the investigation will be carried forward.
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