Bombay High Court Transfers Ghosalkar Murder Case to CBI

The Bombay High Court has handed over the murder investigation of ex-Shiv Sena corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar to the CBI. The decision follows a petition by Ghosalkar's wife citing lapses in the police probe. Ghosalkar was killed by businessman Mauris Noronha during a Facebook Live session in February.

The Bombay High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the murder of former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), noting that the police had not investigated certain angles in the case.

A division bench headed by Justice Revati Mohite Dere allowed a plea filed by Ghosalkar's wife, Tejasvee Ghosalkar, raising concerns over the investigation carried out by the city police and seeking a CBI probe.

The bench said the police had not probed certain angles in the case. ''Such lapses cannot be allowed to continue as it may result in miscarriage of justice,'' the court emphasized.

Ghosalkar was shot dead by local businessman Mauris Noronha at the former's Borivali office during a Facebook Live session on February 8. Noronha shot himself dead soon after. The police later arrested Noronha's bodyguard, Amarendra Singh, whose pistol was allegedly used in the shooting. Singh is currently out on bail.

The police had claimed that Noronha was upset with Ghosalkar over various issues and allegedly believed that the latter had a hand in getting a rape case registered against him, thereby scuttling his political career.

(With inputs from agencies.)