Another of Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya’s relatives has spoken out, after his son Anuj addressed a press conference about the death the special CBI judge who was hearing the Sohrabuddin encounter case – in which BJP chief Amit Shah is a main accused.

On 14 January, Anuj Loya told reporters that the family had “no doubt” that his father died a natural death. Later that evening, Shrinivas Loya, the 81-year-old paternal uncle of BH Loya, told The Caravan that he suspected Anuj may have made the statement under pressure.