RTI activist murder: Accused duo to be produced in CBI court

Bhopal: Two accused, including a city-based architect who allegedly orderd hit on RTI activist Shehla Masood, will be today produced in a designated CBI court of Indore. The CBI yesterday arrested interior designer Zahida Parvez from here while the contract killer was also identified today. The duo will be produced in the special CBI court of Judge Shubra Singh, sources said, adding both the accused were taken to Indore by CBI officials this morning. [caption id=“attachment_229329” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Screen grab from IBN Live.”]  [/caption] According to sources, Zahida has confessed before CBI sleuths that it was she who had ordered Masood’s murder because she was suspicious of the activist’s relations with her husband. Zahida had reportedly told CBI that the killing was executed by a contract killer hired by her. On 6 September last year, CBI took over investigations into the murder as no witnesses were coming forward to share any information even as the shooting had taken place in broad daylight in a posh locality here. Masood was shot dead outside her house at Koh-e-Fiza locality on 16 August  2011 when she was going to take part in protests in support of Jan Lokpal Bill. Masood was an RTI activist who had worked in several areas including environment protection, conservation of wildlife and anti-corruption movement. PTI