UP Journalist Murder: SC issues notice to Centre, UP government on plea seeking CBI probe

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged murder of a journalist Jagendra Singh by setting him afire in Shahjahanpur district in which an SP minister and five others have been booked. A bench of Justices MY Eqbal and Arun Mishra asked the Centre and others to file their response within two weeks. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Delhi-based journalist Satish Jain seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the death of the scribe. Jagendra was allegedly set on fire by police officials during a raid at his house in Awas Vikas Colony of Sadar Bazar area on 1 June and he succumbed to the injuries on 8 June.For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonlineSubscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive