The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Shahabuddin accusing him of criminal conspiracy and murder in the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan.
The CBI filed the charge sheet in the Muzzafarpur special court.
Bihar Police had charge sheeted six persons in the case before the probe was taken over by the agency.
The CBI has charged Shahabuddin, currently lodged in Tihar Jail, under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections related to criminal conspiracy and murder and provisions of Arms Act.
On August 14, the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing in Bihar's journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case till September 18.
The CBI told the court that it will file a charge-sheet within 15 days against Shahabuddin.
On June 5, CBI had appealed to exceed the remand of Shahabuddin in the ongoing case. The CBI earlier on May 29 took Shahabuddin into custody for questioning.
Earlier on May 26, a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district accepted the CBI plea for questioning Shahabuddin in connection with the journalist's murder case.
Shahabuddin is alleged to have had Ranjan---the bureau chief of a Hindi daily in Bihar---murdered on May 13 last year.
Five persons were arrested in connection with the case within a few days of the murder.
Shahabuddin has several other cases pending against him.
The CBI counsel submitted that it would soon file charge-sheet against Shahabuddin, who is currently lodged in high-security Tihar jail in New Delhi.
The premier investigating agency has already filed charge-sheet against seven accused persons in the case while two accused, Mohammad Javed and Mohammad Kaif, are on bail.
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