Muthoot case: CBI seeks 3 more months to complete investigation

The CBI today sought three more months' time to complete the investigation in the murder of Paul Muthoot George, the scion of the multi crore Muthoot Group, saying that the probe was in its final stages.

The CBI, in a petition moved by Nandakumaran Nair, additional SP before the Kerala high court, submitted that further investigation of the case by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI was in active progress.

The police had earlier arrested the 25 accused in the case and after the CBI took over, three more were arrested. Two knives were also recovered by CBI. It claimed to have collected evidences of 201 witnesses and 127 documents during the investigation of the case which is in its final stages.

The CBI said that three more months were required to complete the collection and analysis of scientific evidence.

The case had been handed over to the CBI by the high court on a petition by MG George, chairman of the Muthoot Group and Paul's father expressing disatsifaction with the police probe.

Paul, executive director of the Muthoot group which has diverse interests in the finace and hospitality sectors, was killed by an armed gang on the wee hours of Aug 22 at Alapuzha.