MOTIHARI (BIHAR), March 26: The police here on Saturday said it has referred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) the murder case of an RTI activist which is in fresh spotlight following the death of his teenage son.
Rohit Agrawal (14), son of slain RTI activist Vipin Agrawal, had on Friday succumbed to his burn injuries as he fell on a high tension wire after dousing himself with kerosene.
Rohit’s grandfather Vijay came out with a video statement alleging that the boy had gone to meet the East Champaran district police chief, returned disappointed and dashed to an adjacent building’s roof carrying a can of kerosene.
Police however, asserted that the boy’s mother had given a statement that Rohit’s “feet slipped” causing him to fall on the high tension wire.
It was, however, not clear whether the boy had lit a fire after pouring kerosene on himself.
Notably, the boy’s grandfather alleged witness alteration from the police. (PTI)
