CBI declares living witness dead: given showcause notice
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Patna: The Muzzaffarpur court issued a show cause notice to the CBI after a witness who was declared dead by the investigative agency in the 2016 murder case of Siwan journalist Rajdev Ranjan appeared before the court on Friday. The CBI had also submitted a 'death verification report' in this regard.
Badami Devi, a native of Siwan, who was declared dead by the CBI, appeared in court on Friday and produced documents proving her identity. She is a witness against Laddan Mian who is one of the accused in the murder case, according to the Indian Express.
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The advocate for Badami Devi, Sharad Sinha spoke to the reporters and said, "The court of first additional session judge-cum-special judge MP/ MLA case has expressed surprise at the matter and issued showcause notice to CBI."