His grandson writes to the CBI citing reports that indicated a larger political conspiracy
The family of former Union Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra has submitted a representation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a fresh probe into his assassination on January 3, 1975, in Bihar’s Samastipur.
His grandson Vaibhav Mishra has written to the CBI, which pursued the case, citing reports that indicated a larger political conspiracy. Four accused persons were convicted by the trial court in December 2014. “They are currently out on bail and we don’t know who all were behind the assassination,” he said.
Mr. Mishra, who was a member of the first, second and the fifth Lok Sabha and a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1964-66 and 1966-71, had held key posts of Railway Minister, Foreign Trade Minister, Minister of State for Defence Production, Deputy Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister for Home Affairs.
The Union Minister had gone to the Samastipur railway station to…