Ragothaman, CBI probe office in Rajiv Gandhi case, passes away

May 12, 2021 12:04

Former CBI officer K Ragothaman, who was the chief investigating officer in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, died in Chennai on Wednesday, police sources said.

The veteran, 76, was admitted to a hospital in the city last week for Covid-19 treatment and breathed his last this morning, hospital sources said.

Ragothaman was the CIO in the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the killing of Gandhi on May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, during an election rally, by a female LTTE suicide bomber.

He had penned a few books, including one on Gandhi's killing.

You can Ragothaman's interviews to Rediff.com here, here, here, and here.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Nepal's Rs 100 note to feature new map with disputed territories with India

India maintains Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura belong to it.

IPL 2024: What is going wrong for MI? Here's what Hardik said...

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya seemed to be at a loss for words to explain the reasons for his team's disastrous showing in IPL 2024 so far.

IPL PIX: Clinical KKR outclass MI; inch closer to play-offs!

Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in the IPL 2024 match on Friday.

Canadian police arrest 3 suspects in Nijjar murder case: Media report

Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of Sikh activist Nijjar, CTV News quoted a senior government source as saying.

Rohith Vemula not a Dalit, he ended life because....: Police closure report

The Cyberabad police that investigated the case informed the court that Rohith Vemula did not belong to Scheduled Caste and that he was aware of it.