Citing his alleged harassment and suffering as the reason, Dutt has written, "I decided to take the drastic step to highlight genuine problems faced by honest officers in West Bengal, and other parts of India."
Khatua was reported missing by his family members on January 18 last month. His body was found yesterday near a drain behind the ordinance factory in Jabalpur.
A three-member bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi ordered the Police Commissioner to make himself available for the investigation and cooperate fully. The CJI further clarified that Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested by the CBI.
The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed the plea of former Union telecom minister Dayanadhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and five others against the Madras High Court order setting aside their discharge in the case.
In his letter of resignation, Alok Verma has written that he was not given the opportunity to be heard by the panel before his ouster as the CBI Director