Kamal Nath Seeks CBI Probe In Madhya Pradesh Tribal Family Killings

Kamal Nath, along with party colleagues Arun Yadav, Kantilal Bhuria, Sajjan Singh Verma, Jitu Patwari and Nakul Nath, on Monday met the family of the dead and announced financial help of Rs 25 lakh on behalf of his party.

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Monday demanded a CBI inquiry into the murder and burial of five members of a tribal family in Nemawar town here. The bodies of Mamata Balai (45). her daughters Rupali (21) and Divya (14) as well as relatives Puja (15) and Pawan (14), missing since May 13, were found buried 10 feet deep in an agricultural field on June 29, Dewas Superintendent of Police Shivdayal Singh said, adding that seven people had been arrested so far in connection with the crime. Mr Nath, along with party colleagues Arun Yadav, Kantilal Bhuria, Sajjan Singh Verma, Jitu Patwari and Nakul Nath, on Monday met the family of the dead and announced financial help of Rs 25 lakh on behalf of his party. "Today, I met the victim's family and this brutal murder has pained me a lot. The family members are still in fear and there was dilly-dallying in filing their report. Efforts were made to hide the incident and the accused were roaming without any fear and misleading the police. The matter should be probed by the CBI," he told reporters after meeting the family of the victims.