The death of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer by suicide became a political issue in the national capital, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that the officer had been under pressure to “illegally” frame Deputy Chief Minister and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia, which the CBI termed as “mischievous” and “misleading”.
Mr. Sisodia on Monday alleged that CBI Deputy Legal Advisor Jitendra Kumar, who died by suicide last week, was under pressure to make a case against Mr. Sisodia in an “illegal” way and give permission to arrest, but the official did not do it.
“He was under so much pressure that he had to commit suicide,” Mr. Sisodia said. “I want to tell the Prime Minister, if you want to arrest me, tell me, I’ll come. But don’t put pressure on officials that they’re forced to commit suicide. This is not right.”
