Shehla murder: Police to question BJP MP

An MP from the BJP is to be questioned in connection with the death of Right to Information activist Shehla Masood.

The police in Madhya Pradesh says that phone records show that on the day that she was shot, Ms Masood spoke to Tarun Vijay, who is a Rajya Sabha MP. Vijay Yadav, the Inspector-General of Bhopal, said he will send a team to question Mr Vijay in Delhi. He added that Vijay had also had a telephonic conversation with Shehla Masood on the day of her death    

Ms Masood was shot on August 16 in front of her residence in the posh Koh-e-Fiza locality in Bhopal. She was just about to head to a rally that was part of activist Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption. Police say she was shot dead around 11 am when she was sitting in her car.

The Madhya Pradesh government had asked for a CBI inquiry to determine who murdered Ms Masood. 

Shehla, who sat on a fast here recently in support of Anna Hazare's 'India Against Corruption' campaign, had also been working on a number of other projects, including wildlife conservation. She was actively involved in raising issues related to the deaths of tigers in the various sanctuaries of Madhya Pradesh.

She also ran a company called 'Miracles' which used to do various things, including event management.