VIJAY DEO JHA
Ranchi, May 23: The CBI investigating the suspected murder of a lady officer of Jharkhand Police, Rupa Tirkey has recorded the statement of her family members.
They were asked to identify the voice of Rupa Tirky’s father Devanand Oraon in a conversation with ASI Shiv Kanaujia.
“The CBI had first called me and inquired when I will be free to assist the agency in the probe. Officials told me that they want to play audio in front of me so that I recognise whether my voice is there in the audio with Shiv Kumar. Accordingly, the schedule was fixed. But the CBI officials preponed the schedule which classed with my duty hour. So I could not meet CBI officials. They visited my residence and confronted my family members with the audio conversation with Shiv Kumar. Obviously, that was my voice so my family members and the police guard confirmed that it was my voice, ” Devanand Oraon said.
Devanand Oraon said that he was also asked if he could recognise the voice of Shiv Kumar.
“I have not met him so I cannot say whether I was talking to Shiv Kumar or somebody else,” said Devanand Oraon.
The sources said that the CBI questioned the family members about how they suspected the role of Pankaj Mishra and other persons. Sources said that Pankaj Mishra could be asked to appear before the Patna branch of the CBI which is investigating this case.
26 years old Rupa Tirkey was posted at the Mahila police station in the Sahibganj district. She was found hanging at her official quarter on the morning of May 3 last year. The police initially concluded it was a case of suicide. Later on, police arrested her colleague Shiv Kumar Kanaujia for abetment of suicide. But Devanand Oraon, a CISF employee blamed his daughter was murdered by some influential persons and moved a petition for the CBI probe at Jharkhand High Court. The single bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi ordered a CBI probe while hearing the writ petition 139/2021.
During the investigation of this case by Sahibganj police, some audio clips of a conversation of Devanand Oraon with Shiv Kumar Kanaujia became public.
Devanand Oraon in the audio is heard asking Shiv Kumar Kanaujia to stay away from his daughter. Rupa Tirkey and Shiv Kumar Kanaujia wanted to marry each other. The CBI wants to know about the facts of the matter of these things hence it wants certain tests upon Devanand Oraon. The family of Rupa Tirkey was opposed to their relationship. But at the same time, they are not ready to believe and accept that Rupa Tirkey committed suicide due to such reasons. Her mother Padmavati Orain in her complaint alleged that she was raped and murdered.
