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.
