Soon after making the first arrest in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths have got their hands on significant evidence. While scanning the emails of the only arrested accused in the case — Hindu Janajagruti Samiti member Virendra Tawde — the investigators found an email from a senior Sanatan Sanstha member instructing him to “concentrate on Dabholkar”.

Virendra Tawde has emerged as the key conspirator in the case, said a CBI source