Shehla murder case prime accused seen at coffee shop

August 24, 2016 21:05

Prime accused in RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder was today seen having a "relaxing time" at a coffee shop on the district court premises in Indore.

According to eyewitnesses, Zahida Parvez, who was brought to the special CBI court from an Indore jail for a hearing in the matter, went to the coffee shop to have a cup of tea and was spotted chatting with the two policewomen.

Zahida spent about 20 minutes there and was not handcuffed, they said.

A video purportedly showing Zahida in a 'leisurely' mood, sipping tea at the coffee shop on the court premises also cropped up on social media.

When asked about it, Indore Deputy Inspector General of Police, Santosh Kumar Singh said, "I have not seen the video yet. I can comment over the issue only after getting entire information about it."

Law expert Ashish Choubey said 'special treatment' meted out to Zahida was against the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and it shows laxity on the part of police.

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