Hearing a plea seeking a reopening of the investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the Supreme Court today put some searching questions and wondered if some new evidence regarding the case has surfaced. The plea claims more than two people were involved in the assassination of the Mahatma. The court asked the petitioner not to go into "political passions" but remain confined within law. Gandhi was shot dead at point blank range in New Delhi on January 30, 1948 by Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a right-wing advocate of Hindu nationalism. Also watch: Plea seeks reopening of Gandhi's assassination case, Supreme Court appoints amicus curiae

Source: India Today October 06, 2017 06:56 UTC