CBI takes over probe into royal family member’s murder

Victim’s family had raised doubts about the findings of the police

The CBI has taken over the probe into the murder of Vishwanath Nair, nephew of the Rajmata of erstwhile Kawardha princely state in Chhattisgarh. His body was found in a Kabirdham farmhouse in August last year.

The case has been re-registered following a directive from the Chhattisgarh High Court. The murder was earlier being investigated by the local police, which had apprehended five accused, including four minors. The police determined robbery as the motive. However, the victim's family raised doubts about the findings.