Bhanwari Devi case: Court nod to auction Indra's properties

JODHPUR: A special CBI court on Tuesday rejected the applications of the son of Indra Bishnoi, an accused in the Bhanwari Devi murder case, and that of her brother Amar Singh, objecting to the auction of her house located in Saraswati Nagar in the city. The court, however, reserved its decision on auction of her share in the ancestral property at Bilara, Tilvasni, Bhavi and Dhana Magra villages.
"The court gave a go ahead to us for the auction of her house located in Saraswati Nagar," said senior special counsel for CBI, Ashok Joshi. This order will go the district magistrate now, who will initiate the proceedings of auction.
Regarding the auction of her share in the ancestral property in the villages, the court has summoned the patwaris of respective villages and the tehsildar to quantify Indra's share in these properties. "After demarcation and division of her share in the ancestral property, the court will pronounce its order," Joshi said.
The CBI had moved an application in the court of ACJM (CBI cases) six months after attaching her property on February 10 seeking permission of the court to auction them. But followed by Amri Devi, mother of Indra Bishnoi, her son and brother also moved an application in the court objecting to the auction of her properties.
Her son had objected only to the auction of her house whereas Amri Devi had objected to the auction of her share in ancestral properties of villages. But her brother Amar Singh had objected to the entire auction process comprising the house and the ancestral property. "The court today rejected their objections as far as auction of her house was concerned and it kept the decision reserved regarding the ancestral property," said Joshi.