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The investigation will initially focus on digital arrest scams and then potentially expand to other cybercrime matters.
Sruthy alleged that she was subjected to brutal assaults and forced to consume drugs.
Other petitions had also sought a CBI investigation, challenging the High Court’s refusal to transfer the case to the central agency.
TVK contended that a fair and impartial probe would not be possible if conducted solely by officers of the Tamil Nadu police.
Satheesan also questioned the legitimacy of Unnikrishnan Potty, the sponsor of the work
The case, registered on July 21, 2010, pertains to allegations that Surendran and others availed foreign bill purchase credit worth ₹1.5 crore from the Bank of India, Ludhiana, using forged documents.
In the Periya double murder case, the CBI court sentenced 10 CPM workers to life imprisonment.
The Crime Branch investigation report showed, in the hours before his death, he was made to lie on his back on a bench and was repeatedly bastinadoed on the soles of his feet with a cane.
The CBI has dropped the murder charge (IPC Section 302) earlier framed by the Crime Branch, instead invoking IPC Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).
According to the officials, Nehal was taken into custody on Friday, and the US has formally informed Indian authorities of the arrest.
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