Following is the chronology of events in the murder case of Shashi NathJha, private secretary to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren:
July 1993: Shashi Nath Jha, private secretary of Jharkhand MuktiMorcha chief Shibu Soren is said to have come to know about the alleged dealbetween the Congress party and JMM to save the then P V Narasimha Rao governmentfacing a no-confidence motion.
May 22, 1994: Jha abducted by Soren's close associate, Nand KishoreMehta alias Nandu and five others from Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi.
May 23, 1994: Victim taken to Piska Nagari village near Ranchi inJharkhand.
May 24-30, 1994: Nandu, the prime accused, and five others kill Jha ina jungle near Ranchi in Jharkhand and bury his body.
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June 2, 1994: Case registered with the Parliament Street policestation on a complaint lodged by victim's elder brother Amar Nath Jha.
Aug 1, 1996: CBI takes over the probe following a Delhi High Courtorder on a petition filed by Jha's mother Priyambada Devi.
Aug 13, 1996: CBI recovers Jha's skeleton from Piska Nagari village inRanchi.
Nov 11, 1997: CBI arrests accused Sunil Khaware.
Jan 25, 1998: Another accused Asish Thakur arrested.
Jun 19, 1998: CBI arrests Soren in New Delhi and gets 10-day policecustody.
Aug 13, 1998: CBI arrests another accused Nand Kishore Mehta aliasNandu, Shailendra Bhattacharya and Pashupati Nath Mehta.
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Nov 10, 1998: CBI files its first chargesheet.
Mar 06, 1999: Court frames charges against all accused.
Mar 12, 1999: Soren surrenders in a special court following Delhi HighCourt order.
May 12, 1999: Prosecution starts recording of evidence.
May 20, 2005: Court concludes recording of evidence after examining 46prosecution witnesses.
Jan 17, 2005: Statement of accused begins with Soren deposingpartially.
Jan 25, 2006: Additional Session Judge (ASJ) B R Kedia takes chargesof ongoing trial in the case as the eighth presiding officer after AjitBharihoke, P K Bhasin, Mahavir Singhal, I K Kochchar, B B Chaudhury, K C Lohiaand V B Gupta.
Apr 7, 2006: Soren answers 130 questions of the prosecution undersection 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Nov 13, 2006: Final arguments commence.
Nov 25, 2006: Court reserves its verdict.
Nov 28, 2006: Soren, four others convicted. Two others— Asish Thakurand Sunil Khaware are acquitted.
