NEW DELHI: The larger conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi “has to be investigated”, the Supreme Court said today and asked the CBI to give a time-frame for completing the detailed probe.
The court was hearing a plea on the matter by A G Perarivalan, one of the convicts whose death sentence was commuted to life term in the assassination case.
He has alleged that neither the CBI’s special investigation team, nor the Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) headed by it, had proceeded with the probe in a proper perspective to bring the accused to book, as several top people were involved in it.
“This has to be investigated. May be not at his (petitioner’s) instance, but this needs investigation,” a bench, comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha, said.
The bench asked the CBI to file a detailed investigation report along with a time-frame within which the probe would be completed. It also directed the agency to indicate the legal hurdles, if any, and the steps taken to overcome these issues. (AGENCIES)
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