The CBI on Monday filed an application in a court here to interrogate former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah, accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in jail.
Mr. Shah, facing murder and extortion charges in the fake encounter case, was arrested on Sunday and was sent to judicial custody till August 7 by special CBI magistrate A.Y. Dave.
According to the application filed in the CBI court here, the Central agency wants to interrogate Mr. Shah inside the jail premises. The hearing on this application is likely to take place later in the day.
Mr. Shah, who resigned from the Modi government on Saturday after being chargesheeted by the CBI in the case, has denied all the charges against him.
The chargesheet has named Mr. Shah as a key accused along with IPS officers D.G. Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandian, M.N. Dinesh and Abhay Chudasama. In all, 15 accused have been named.
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