The court also decided to monitor the Central Bureau of Investigation's inquiry into the journalist’s murder. The court took up the matter after the deceased journalist's wife filed a plea to transfer the case to Delhi, reported PTI.
Tej Pratap was issued a notice for allegedly protecting Shahabuddin's aide, Mohammad Kaif, who allegedly shot Ranjan on May 13 this year, according to The Financial Express. Shahabuddin is a prime accused in the case. Tej Pratap Yadav's name had also cropped up after the health minister was seen in a picture with Kaif.
The journalist was shot dead from close range by bike-borne assailants near Siwan railway station. The police had said it appeared to be a professional shooting, given Ranjan was shot straight through the temple. Rajan had covered many criminal cases against Shahabuddin.
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