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No political hand in Shivani murder: Police

Investigations have not yet uncovered any politician's role in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and there has been no interference from the Union home ministry either, the Delhi police said on Friday.

"Investigations so far have not pointed to the role of any politician," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) U K Katna told reporters in New Delhi, a day after Madhu Sharma, wife of prime accused and IPS officer R K Sharma, alleged that Union Minister Pramod Mahajan had plotted to murder the correspondent.

Sharma's application for anticipatory bail having been rejected for the second time, a non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued against him and "as per the law, he should surrender", Katna said.

Katna warned that if Sharma failed to surrender, the police would initiate the process of declaring him a proclaimed offender, subsequent to which his property and assets would be attached.

Reacting to Madhu Sharma's allegations, he said, "If she was so sure, what stopped her from making the name public at the earlier press conference?"

He said there was no hurry to question Madhu Sharma and the police would do so at an "appropriate time".

But when asked about her allegation that her husband had told the police three years back about the involvement of a politician, Katna said he was not in the crime branch at the time and would recheck the records.

PTI

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