Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to recommend a CBI inquiry into the kidnapping and murder case of a lab technician in Kanpur, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi, said on Sunday.
He said the recommendation is being made on the demand of the family of the 27-year-old technician Sanjeev Yadav.
According to police, five people, including a woman and two friends of Yadav, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Reportedly, the family of Yadav on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the matter.
Yadav's sister Ruchi met Additional Director General (ADG-Police Headquarters) BP Jogdand and demanded a CBI probe into the case suspecting that there could be more people behind the killing.
She told the ADG that the police has failed to recover her brother's belongings, including a couple of bags, mobile phone, wallet and ATM card.
The family members of S Yadav had earlier appeared before the media and claimed that they had thrown a bag containing Rs 30 lakh from a flyover to railway tracks in the presence of police and also did whatever the kidnappers demanded, but the accused did not free the victim.
Circle Officer Vikas Pandey had said that no ransom money was paid for his release in the presence of police and the allegation was not true.
The statements of the victim's family members were recorded on Friday and Saturday, police added. (with inputs from PTI)
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