For friends and well-wishers of Charudatta Deshpande who are still trying to come to terms with the scribe’s unexpected death earlier this year, the abrupt deputation of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) Deepak Devraj to the Police Training School in Dhulia has come as an unexpected blow. Devraj has been handling the probe to unravel the circumstances that compelled the 57-year-old which Deshpande, former corporate affairs and communications chief at Tata Steel, to take his life.

Interrupted: Journalists say the transfer came at a time when investigations were at a crucial stage and a breakthrough was expected. File pic