A Top Indian Politician Faces Murder Charges
Amit Shah, leader of the BJP, is a confidant of the new prime minister
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a man with both political gifts and political baggage to run India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Amit Shah has a record of winning tough election campaigns. And he faces murder charges filed by India’s equivalent of the FBI.
The case stems from the 2005 slaying of a married couple and the 2006 killing of a man in the state of Gujarat, where Shah was home minister. The charge is that he was a key conspirator in the plots to murder the victims. Shah denies any wrongdoing. His bid to have the case dismissed is pending before a Mumbai court. Robin Mogera, a lawyer representing Shah, declined to discuss the specifics of the case. Shah would not agree to an interview.