New Delhi/Chennai: In the murder case of Armstrong, the former Tamil Nadu state president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, the CBI has filed a status report in the Supreme Court stating that direct involvement of 10 people has been revealed in the investigation.
The report further states: Following the transfer of the murder case of Armstrong, the former Tamil Nadu leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, to the CBI, it has registered a fresh case and is conducting an investigation.
All documents in the possession of the Tamil Nadu Police have been handed over. An inspection was conducted at the scene of the incident, and inquiries were also held with Armstrong’s family members and eyewitnesses.
Of the 30 accused, cross-examination was conducted for 26, and it was found that 10 people — Arul, Ponnai Balu, Ramu, Thiruvenkatam, Thirumalai, Manivannan, Siva, Vijay, Gokul, and Santhosh — were directly involved in the murder.
The others may have been involved in activities such as supplying weapons and country-made explosives, providing financial assistance, and arranging vehicles.
Since information has been received that Senthil and Mottai Krishnan, who are connected to the case, are in England and the United Arab Emirates, their bank transactions are being monitored.
Nagendran, who was accused, died due to ill health, and Thiruvenkatam was killed in a police encounter.
An investigation is also under way into the fact that, a month before Armstrong’s murder, Aswathaman met and spoke with the main accused Arul and Thiruvenkatam, as well as their phone conversations and bank transactions.
The mobile phone conversations of the accused persons, WhatsApp messages, internet data, digital SIM data details, data from 50 seized mobile numbers, and bank accounts are being examined.
An investigation is being conducted scientifically and impartially with the aim of bringing everyone involved in Armstrong’s murder before the law. The CBI has requested the Supreme Court to accept the current status report, allow the investigation to continue, and permit the filing of a charge sheet in the relevant court.
