Sandhya murder: Husband summoned for questioning

S Ahmed Ali TNN

Mumbai: The city crime branch has summoned Sandhya Singh’shusband Jaiprakash
Singh for questioning in her murder case. Jaiprakash, who is posted as Customs commissioner in Indore, has been asked to appear beforethe policeon August12.
    Jaiprakash has been making contradictory statements, said sources. “Initially, Jaiprakashsaidthat Sandhyawascarrying ornaments worth Rs 24 lakh on the day she went missing. Later, he claimed that she was on her way to a bank to deposit gold and diamond ornamentsworthRs1crore,”said an officer. “During investigations, we learnt that Sandhya had in fact gone to the bank to withdraw money.Wewantto askJaiprakash what made him think that Sandhya was carrying the ornaments andthatshewanted todepositthem in thebank.”
    Thecrimebranchon Thursday opposed the conditions listed by Sandhya’s son Raghuveer for polygraph and brain-mapping tests. Raghuveer, through hislawyer Kokila Kalra,had refusedto givehisconsentfor narco analysis. For polygraph and brain mapping tests, Raghuveer listed several conditions, including that the tests be conducted out of Maharashtra. “If hehas nothing tohide,then why is he putting all these conditions,”said an officer.
    The court adjourned the matter tillAugust20.

Sandhya’s son (L) and husband (R) have been giving contradictory statements, say the police