Judge BH Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case of Gujarat, died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014. (File photo)

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said that there is no substantial evidence to merit reopening the investigation into the death of judge BH Loya.

There were reports that the Maharashtra government may reopen the case which has been in news for alleged foul play.

According to the home department, Anil Deshmukh had been approached by some people who said they would hand over documents related to the case. However, it only remained a verbal commitment.

Judge BH Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case of Gujarat, died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter.

The previous BJP-led government in Maharashtra had told the Supreme Court in early 2018 that it had conducted a discreet enquiry into this case which turned out to be a sudden natural death.