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Politicians get implicated in murder

Judy

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Former minister of Uttar Pradesh state must stand trial in connection with the murder of a young woman poet. When Madhumita Shukla, was shot dead at her home in 2003 Amarmani Tripathi, his wife and three others deny murder and criminal conspiracy charges.

Madhumita Shukla

The Supreme Court had cancelled bail for Mr and Mrs Tripathi after a petition was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI had alleged that Mr Tripathi was intimidating witnesses in the case. It is believed that Mr Tripathi was worried Ms Shukla could damage his reputation.

Prosecutors allege that she was carrying Mr Tripathi's child .He denies having relations with her.

"I and the other co-accused have nothing to do with this murder case. I have been implicated in the case under a political conspiracy to malign my image," said Mr Tripathi, The judge has stated that the reputed politician Mr Tripathi and others had entered pleas of not guilty. He had expressly asked journalists outside the court not to carry out a "media trial".

He stated that it would adversely influence the judge’s decision against him with what he described as undue and biased.

Although Ms Shukla's family says she was unmarried when she died, a priest in the state says he married her to an engineering student the prosecution will produce its evidence on 5 November.