Kotkhai rape-murder case accused granted bail

Shimla, Oct 14 (PTI) A sessions court here today grantedbail to Ashish Chauhan, an accused in the Kotkhai Gudia rapeand murder case.He was arrest...
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Shimla, Oct 14 (PTI) A sessions court here today grantedbail to Ashish Chauhan, an accused in the Kotkhai Gudia rapeand murder case.

He was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT)headed by Inspector General Z H Zaidi on July 12.

The court granted the bail on a personal bond ofRs 1 lakh and two guarantees of Rs 10 lakh each.

Chauhan was granted bail as the CBI failed to file thechargesheet within 90 days, it said.

Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj Joshi andsix other police officers were arrested by the CBI on July 29and remanded to police custody till September 4 for the deathof Suraj in police custody.

Zaidi was investigating the rape and murder of a minorgirl in Kotkhai on July 4, whose body was found two dayslater. The case later came to be known as "Gudiya"rape-and-murder case.

He had arrested six people in the case, but one of theaccused - Suraj - died in police custody.

The case was handed over to the CBI on direction of theHimachal Pradesh High Court. PTI PCLSRY.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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