Saturday 9 March 2019

The 1982 Bobby Murder Case

In 1982, Bihar was rocked by a big political murder scandal.  A young woman, named Swetnisha Rani, or Bobby by those close to her, was found murdered, with a number of Congress government ministers being investigated.  At the time of the murder, the government was run by Jagannath Mishra, a veteran Congress leader.  Many of the culprits were not named until the murder case was re-opened by a police officer who was determined to find the truth in her death.

The Murder



The mysterious death of a young woman and politicians goes hand in hand.  35-year-old Swetnisha Rani worked as a typist for the Bihar Legislative Assembly.  She was the adopted daughter of former acting Council chairman, Rajeshwari Saroj Das.  It is believed that Bobby was intimate with a number of powerful politicians.  Bobby had dropped out of college and had a few broken marriages.  She also had 2 children by her second husband.  It was in 1978 that she became a telephone operator at the Bihar Assembly.

On May 8th, at around 4 am, there was quite a bit of activity at the Das household, located on Strand Road.  Several cars were seen arriving and leaving the property.  It was 4 hours later that the lifeless body of Bobby was removed from the home in a coffin.  She was later buried in the Pirmohani Cemetery.

When originally questioned, Das told authorities that Bobby had gone out the evening of May 7th, returning home late.  He claimed she started getting pains, was vomiting blood, and then died.  Das added that Bobby had once had a fall from a rickshaw, suffering some internal injuries.  The curious thing is that, when the police searched the home of Das, they found very few of Bobby's belongings.

The Investigation

The investigation showed that Bobby had died in the early hours on May 8th, 1982.  Her body was then buried 4 hours later.  What is interesting in this case is that there are two death certificates.  Also, with Bobby seeming to have relations with some powerful people, many people demanded retribution and justice for the poor girl.

Death Certificates

The first death certificate was created at the time of death before she buried.  This was issued by Dr. K.K. Jha, the doctor for the Assembly.  He stated that Bobby's probably caused of death was due to internal hemorrhaging.  The certificate also stated Dr. Jha had examed the body at 4 am on May 8th.

The second death certificate was created by Dr. Ashok Kumar Thakur.  Thakur was a cardiologist at Indira Gandhi Institue of Cardiology.  He stated Bobby's cause of death was due to cardiac arrest.  He said this happened at 4:30 am on May 8th.

It was Kishore Kunal, then Senior Superintendent of the Police, who felt her death was unnatural and registered a case for further investigation.  However, because the body was in such a state of decomposition, they were unable to find anything unusual about her death.

This didn't stop Kunal, who immediately ordered a chemical test on the remains.  The results of that test came back a week later.  It stated that Bobby had a lethal dose of a phosphorus pesticide, called Malathion, in her system.

If Bobby had died a natural death, as was originally claimed, why would there be a need for two death certificates?  And why have two separate doctors examine her body at such odd hours?



More Than Meets The Eye

Further investigation brought to light new facts, which were contradictory to Das's story.  It was discovered that Bobby had been taken to Patna Medical College on the 7th of May.  She was brought there via an MLA's vehicle and quickly admitted to the emergency ward.  Hospital records show that she was suffering from Mandrax poisoning.  It appeared she had taken 4 tablets.  However, she was taken away before she responded to the treatment.  The next morning she collapsed.  It is believed by the police that, before making her take the poison, she was given a sedative.

As Kunar continued the investigation, he was pressured to watch his step.  She was believed to have had affairs with some MLAs, a deputy minister, and an employee of the Assembly who was high ranking.  Eventually, the Opposition joined in, stating that the Chief Minister was blocking the culprits from being arrested because of their political standing.

Kunal had the backing of many supporters, Karpoori Thakur, leader of the Opposition, and Ashwani Sharma, a dissident leader.  Under normal circumstances, those involved a murder would have been arrested already.  However, because the case involved politicians who believe they are immune to the law, it was taking more time.  Eventually, the CBI was called in to probe the investigation. To date, it is still unknown who killed Bobby.

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1 comment:

  1. When the politicians were done fucking her, they killed her. Rajeswari Das merely gave away this adopted daughter for political usage.

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