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Delhi Joint Commissioner of Police (crime branch) M S Uppadhyay has denied reports appearing in some newspapers that the Natasha Singh case is being closed as a suicide.
"I don't know who has been feeding this information to the media," Uppadhyay told rediff.com on Tuesday morning. "We are not closing our options. The matter is still under investigation. We will get in touch with the media as and when we have something to report."
Uppadhyay said he is personally supervising the case and friends and relatives of Natasha Singh are still being questioned.
But according to sources in the Delhi police, the crime branch has not been able to make much headway in the case.
Natasha Singh had sent several SMS messages to her friends from her cell phone shortly before her death, indicating that she wanted to go to a 'new world'. As most of those who had received the messages have deleted them by now, the crime branch sleuths are unable to ascertain the exact contents. "This is a gray area and needs to be probed," admitted a senior police officer.
Malvika Rajkotia, Natasha Singh's advocate in the divorce case against Jagat Singh, told rediff.com that she had not heard from the crime branch so far. "I only attended her prayer meeting," she said. "Thereafter I have no clue what is going on."
Natasha Singh's family members had initially expressed the view that she may have been murdered, but later changed their stance and said they did not suspect any foul play.
"Don't rush to conclusions," said a top Delhi police officer. "The matter is being investigated. Even if it is a case of suicide, it will not be closed before a thorough probe."
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