Declassify files on father's death, says Lal Bahadur Shastri's son

September 27, 2015 00:20

The family of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri has demanded the declassification of all documents related to him amid suspicion that some "foul play" could have led to his death in Tashkent nearly 50 years ago.

Shastri's son Anil Shastri, who is also a Congress leader, said when his father's body arrived in India, it had "blue marks" and "white spots", which indicated signs of "foul play" in his death on January 11,1966.

"I personally feel there could have been foul play. Can't say so conclusively, but the negligence is clear, everyone went scot free, no one was punished," he told CNN-IBN.

He said no post-mortem was carried out on the body, which could reveal the exact cause of death.

"There was a butler who was arrested and released. My mother wanted to meet him when she went to Tashkent. But she was told he could not be traced," Shastri said.

He also said that it was "very shocking that both his personal physician RN Chugh and personal assistant met with accidents. Both had to depose before inquiry commissions. Coincidence twice is a little improbable."

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