MUMBAI: A group of citizens on Tuesday met

(NCP) chief,

, requesting the reopening of investigations into the death of Judge Loya.

Addressing a press conference later at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, the group members said they had demanded a thorough inquiry into the mysterious death of Judge Loya as there were allegations of him being under pressure and also being offered a bribe to deliver a favourable judgement.

"As the case refers to the mysterious death of a sitting CBI judge, all facts about the case must be made public after a thorough inquiry. The probe must be conducted in a time-bound manner and the report must be made public," they said.

Pawar, according to the group members, said an inquiry could be considered provided the family members asked for it. In the absence of a demand for an investigation from the family, there was nothing they could do.