With the deaths in the Vyapam case assuming alarming proportions, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, seeking a thorough investigation into the death of TV journalist Akshay Singh.
The Home Minister also asked Mr. Chouhan to take steps to ensure the security of all those connected to the Vyapam case.
Amid growing demands for a fair probe into Singh’s death, his last rites were held in Delhi on Sunday. The funeral witnessed a large turnout of politicians, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and party colleagues Digvijay Singh, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Ajay Maken. The BJP was represented by Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyaya.
Akshay Singh cremated
Akshay Singh was cremated in Delhi on Sunday, with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attending it.
His body was brought from Jhabua on Sunday morning. He was in >Madhya Pradesh to do a story on the recent deaths related to the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) scam.
The journalist’s family and friends attended the cremation at the Nigambodh ghat.
Other political leaders who attended the cremation included Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Congress leader Ajay Maken and Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay.
On Saturday, >Akshay Singh was in Meghnagar in Jhabua to talk to the family members of >scam-accused Namrata Damor, who herself was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Jhabua Superintendent of Police Abid Khan said that Singh and his two colleagues interviewed the family for around an hour, after which the journalist suddenly fell ill.
He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
(With IANS inputs)
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