Shimla, Sept. 16 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday got the custody of suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Pankaj Sharma for one day for interrogation in connection with investigation into the death of Vimal Negi, chief engineer of the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL). The ASI has been accused of tampering with evidence (Negi's pen drive).

While producing the ASI before chief judicial magistrate Sandeep Singh Sihag, the CBI sought his five-day custody. Speaking to mediapersons, Sharma's counsel Advocate Piyush Verma said the ASI had been cooperating fully with the investigation and there was no justification for his sudden arrest. He said Sharma's wife had already filed a criminal writ petition i...