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'Jharkhand cops took away my phone'
Updated On: 07 May, 2010 07:15 AM IST | | Abhishek Anand
Slain journalist Nirupama Pathak's boyfriend interrogated for five hours by the Koderma police in the Capital; his mobile seized
Slain journalist Nirupama Pathak's boyfriend interrogated for five hours by the Koderma police in the Capital; his mobile seized
As the plot of Nirupama Pathak's murder case thickens, the police are taking quicker steps to reach the vital clues.u00a0On Thursday, Jharkhand police arrived in Delhi to question Nirupama's boyfriend, Priyabhanshu Ranjan, a Delhi-based journalist.
In this photo taken from Priyabhanshu's Facebook profile, he can be seen
along with Nirupama in happier times
Around 5.30 pm, Priyabhanshu was detained by the Jharkhand police and was taken to the special staff south office of Delhi police in Pushp Vihar. There the officials interrogated Priyabhanshu for five hours and seized his mobile phone to check Nirupama's call details and messages.
"The police questioned me about my relations with Nirupama and asked me the possible reasons behind her murder. Also, they asked me whether her pregnancy was the cause of her death. The interrogation carried for five hours and the police seized my cell phone," said Priyabhanshu.
"The family members of Nirupama had given her mobile phone without the SIM card. The card can play anu00a0 important role in solving the mystery as we can access to her call details and the messages she would have sent the day before her death. That is the reason we have seized Priyabhanshu's phone in order to know their conversation on the day the girl was killed. The last message was sent around 5.39 am by Nirupama," said a Jharkhand police officer.
| Parental guidance |
| On March 2, Nirupama received a letter from her father Dharmesh Pathak in which he had asked her not to marry Priyabhanshu. She should not marry someone who doesn't follow the "Sanatan Dharma", Dharmesh had written, adding such marriage does not last long. Besides, her relation with her parents, relatives and the society will be severed forever. He had advised Nirupama to think twice before marrying a man from different caste. How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
