| Chronology of events in Shashi Nath Jha murder case |
Following is the chronology of events in the Shashi Nath Jha murder case:-
July 1993: Jha comes to know about the alleged deal between the Congress party and JMM Chief Soren to save the then Narasimha Rao Government facing a no-confidence motion.
May 22, 1994: Jha is allegedly abducted by Soren's aide Nand Kishore Mehta alias Nandu and five others from here.
May 24-30, 1994: Nandu, the prime accused, and three others at the behest of tribal leader allegedly kill Jha in jungle near Ranchi in Jharkhand and bury his body.
June 2, 1994: Case registered with the Parliament Street police station on a complaint by victim's brother.
Aug 1, 1996: CBI takes over the probe following a Delhi High Court order on a petition by Jha's mother.
Aug 13, 1996: CBI claims to recover Jha's skeleton from Piska Nagari village in Ranchi.
Jun 19, 1998: CBI arrests Soren in New Delhi.
Nov 10, 1998: CBI files its first chargesheet.
Nov 28, 2006: Soren and four others convicted by ASJ B R Kedia under section 120B (criminal conspiracy), 364 (kidnapping) and 302 (murder) of the IPC. The court, however, acquits two others -- Asish Thakur and Sunil Khaware.
Dec 5, 2006: Trial court awards life imprisonment to JMM chief and four other convicts.
Jan 23,2007: Soren along with others move Delhi High Court challenging trial court's order.
Aug 22, 2007: Delhi High Court acquits Soren and others, holding the trial court order as "far from convincing".
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