Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday issued a clarification on a ‘fake letter’ being circulated on social media in connection with the probe into the rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital.
The agency has noted that the letter, which mentions the name of a CBI officer, was seeking the withdrawal of an officer from the investigation. The CBI has termed the contents of the letter as ‘fake’.
“A fake letter in the name of Akash Nag and claiming to be the DIG, joint director, crime branch, Kolkata under the official banner ‘Central Bureau of Investigation, Office of the Deputy Inspector General, Anti Corruption Branch, Kolkata’ and addressed to the Union home secretary is circulating on social media.It is clarified that the said letter is fake,” CBI said in an official statement.
CBI clarified that the case was being handled by its Delhi headquarters and there was no such officer named Akash Nag. The letter has claimed that the officer wanted to drop out of the probe as it had been “manipulated” due to political and social pressure.