CBI begins investigations into Nithari killigs; teams formed

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Noida/Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) A three-member CBI team today met the Noida police, as part of the 'formal takeover' of the Nithari serial killings case, which handed over to it the relevant papers to officially begin investigations into the case.

The CBI team also met the 13-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh government to gather relevant information on the case, said official sources.

Meanwhile, the accused duo of Moninder Singh Pandher and Surendra Koli reached here in the wee hours today.

''A flight brought them here at 0200 hrs after which they were taken to an undisclosed destination in rural Noida.'' Though the remand of the two is till tomorrow they might be 'handed over' today itself, the sources added.

Earlier, the CBI team took in its possession the 19 FIRs -- 17 of those who have been identified and two of those yet to be identified -- filed in connection with the killing of children in Sector 31 Nithari village here over a two-year period.

Police here said the CBI had requested for the FIRs which were sent to them last evening.

In Delhi, CBI officials said only some of the FIRs had been filed while the rest were still in the process. ''It takes time. Once it is done, the process would be swift. However, teams have been formed to go right into the case.'' During investigations the CBI would take into account all the aspects of the case and a close supervision would be maintained because of its sensitive nature, said an official.

''Forensic teams would soon visit the place and carry out the required investigations and the thrust would be on expeditious working out of the case.'' ''We would also take the accused in our custody from the Noida police to interrogate them and derive inferences from what they say,'' the official added.

''Nevertheless, teams have already reached Nithari and begun on their work.'' Yesterday, before their arrival here early morning today, after the narco-analysis tests accused Moninder and Surendra were subjected to further tests throughout the day at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Gandhinagar.

However, officials were tight-lipped on the nature of the tests.

This followed a Noida court ruling yesterday, extending the police remand of the duo by two days, after the police moved an application stating that doctors at the Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS) here had asked for more time to complete various forensic tests (polygraphy, brain finger printing and narco-analysis) on the accused.

The CBI stepped into the case after the Centre yesterday received a notification from the Uttar Pradesh Government requesting it to hand over the probe into Nithari killings and Kavita murder case to the Central investigation agency.

UNI

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