Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Monday said his government was willing to hand over British teenager Scarlette Eden Keeling’s death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Kamat made the announcement on the floor of the Legislative Assembly when it met for the first day of the budget session.
Scarlette’s mother, Fiona Mackeown, had sought a CBI inquiry into the death and alleged a cover-up by the police. Rubbishing the allegations, Mr. Kamat said: “There are no moves to hush up and no attempts to hide anything in this case.”
In a statement in the House, Home Minister Ravi Naik, accused of having drug trade links by Ms. Mackeown, said he was not opposed to a CBI probe. — PTI
