Death of PF scam accused shrouded in mystery
The death of the jailed prime accused in the multi-crore provident fund scam was shrouded in mystery today with a post-mortem unble to determine the probable cause, as his family demanded a CBI probe suspecting foul play.
43-year-old Ashuthosh Astana, the alleged brain behind the Rs 23 crore scam in which a number of judges of the higher and lower judiciary were allegedly involved, has been in jail since his arrest in January last year.
Five doctors conducted the post-mortem which was video-graphed but the cause of the death of could not be ascertained, sources said, adding his viscera samples have been sent for further examination.
The sources said only the viscera report could ascertain whether Astana died due to consumption of poisonous substances as suspected by the doctors.
Source: PIT
43-year-old Ashuthosh Astana, the alleged brain behind the Rs 23 crore scam in which a number of judges of the higher and lower judiciary were allegedly involved, has been in jail since his arrest in January last year.
Five doctors conducted the post-mortem which was video-graphed but the cause of the death of could not be ascertained, sources said, adding his viscera samples have been sent for further examination.
The sources said only the viscera report could ascertain whether Astana died due to consumption of poisonous substances as suspected by the doctors.
Source: PIT
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