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| Top police to probe Scarlett case | Top police to probe Scarlett case |
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| Police investigating the murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa have asked for the case to be transferred to India's top federal detective agency. | Police investigating the murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa have asked for the case to be transferred to India's top federal detective agency. |
| A senior police officer told BBC News the Central Bureau of Investigation had been asked to take over to prove the Goa police had nothing to hide. | A senior police officer told BBC News the Central Bureau of Investigation had been asked to take over to prove the Goa police had nothing to hide. |
| Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, has criticised police handling of the case. | Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, has criticised police handling of the case. |
| A third post-mortem on the teenager's body, which was flown back to the UK on Monday, is due to take place in Devon. | A third post-mortem on the teenager's body, which was flown back to the UK on Monday, is due to take place in Devon. |
| Kishan Kumar, the senior Goa Police officer leading the investigation into Scarlett's murder, told BBC News it was almost complete. | Kishan Kumar, the senior Goa Police officer leading the investigation into Scarlett's murder, told BBC News it was almost complete. |
| Our investigation is on the right track and we have nothing to hide Kishan Kumar, Goa Police | Our investigation is on the right track and we have nothing to hide Kishan Kumar, Goa Police |
| He said: "To keep the Goa Police clear and say that we have nothing to hide, we have recommended that the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] take over the probe. | He said: "To keep the Goa Police clear and say that we have nothing to hide, we have recommended that the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] take over the probe. |
| "I had admitted to initial lapses in investigation, and we have suspended one policeman already. But now our investigation is on the right track and we have nothing to hide." | "I had admitted to initial lapses in investigation, and we have suspended one policeman already. But now our investigation is on the right track and we have nothing to hide." |
| A spokesman for the CBI said it had not yet received a request from Goa's state government. | A spokesman for the CBI said it had not yet received a request from Goa's state government. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police have said they are not opening a criminal investigation into Scarlett's death. | Devon and Cornwall Police have said they are not opening a criminal investigation into Scarlett's death. |
| The post-mortem examination is being held on behalf of the coroner to establish the cause of death. | The post-mortem examination is being held on behalf of the coroner to establish the cause of death. |
| 'Evidence destroyed' | |
| Fiona MacKeown has said she wants to bury Scarlett on her land near Bideford, North Devon. | Fiona MacKeown has said she wants to bury Scarlett on her land near Bideford, North Devon. |
| She has also said she wants to arrange more forensic tests as she is unhappy with the Indian investigation. | She has also said she wants to arrange more forensic tests as she is unhappy with the Indian investigation. |
| After visiting Goa, India's National Commission for Women accused the local police of destroying evidence. | |
| The beach bar where Scarlett was before she was murdered has been pulled down. | |
| The commission also said there had been a delay in producing a medical report that could mean evidence of rape had been lost. | |
| It also repeated the allegation that Goa's police were trying to protect someone involved in Scarlett's murder. | |
| Murder probe | Murder probe |
| Ms MacKeown has alleged that links between police officials, politicians and the drugs mafia are hampering the probe into her daughter's death. | Ms MacKeown has alleged that links between police officials, politicians and the drugs mafia are hampering the probe into her daughter's death. |
| Scarlett had been staying at the resort with a friend while the rest of her family travelled further afield. | Scarlett had been staying at the resort with a friend while the rest of her family travelled further afield. |
| Initially, police said she had accidentally drowned but later opened a murder investigation under pressure from Ms MacKeown. | Initially, police said she had accidentally drowned but later opened a murder investigation under pressure from Ms MacKeown. |
| Two men have been arrested over the death of the 15-year-old, whose body was found semi-naked on Anjuna beach on 19 February. | Two men have been arrested over the death of the 15-year-old, whose body was found semi-naked on Anjuna beach on 19 February. |
| Samson D'Souza, 28, has been charged with rape and Placido Carvalho is being questioned on suspicion of involvement in her rape and murder. | Samson D'Souza, 28, has been charged with rape and Placido Carvalho is being questioned on suspicion of involvement in her rape and murder. |
| Police allege Mr Carvalho intentionally supplied ecstasy and possibly other drugs to Scarlett before she was raped. | Police allege Mr Carvalho intentionally supplied ecstasy and possibly other drugs to Scarlett before she was raped. |