Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday handed over the probe into the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) State president K. Armstrong to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), citing lapses in the probe by the Greater Chennai City Police.

Justice P. Velmurugan delivered the order while allowing a petition filed by Armstrong’s brother, K. Immanuvel, who sought a CBI probe on the grounds that the local police had failed to conduct a fair investigation.

Armstrong was brutally hacked to death by an armed gang in Perambur on July 5, 2024.

During earlier hearings, the judge had pulled up the city police for not conducting an identification parade despite the presence of several eyewitnesses.

“Most criminal cases end in acquittal due to poor investigation. This case is

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