New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- More than five decades after the assassination of former Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored re-investigation into the 1975 murder case, alleging that the original probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was "diverted and sabotaged."

Choubey, through his intervention plea, has relied on a series of documents, including reports by Justice V.M. Tarkunde, the Bihar CID, and former DIG S.B. Sahai, which, he contends, reveal that crucial evidence was suppressed and that the real conspirators were shielded for political reasons.

The plea highlights that Lalit Naray...