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Barc scientist's murder case closed as gays clamp down

DNMUM235534 | 2/6/2012 | Author : Preety Acharya | WC :422 | Mumbai

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The police have closed the investigation into the sensational murder of a senior Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) scientist after struggling to get leads from members of the gay community. M Padmanabhan Iyer, 48, was found murdered at his Breach Candy residence at the high-security Barc residential compound on February 23, 2010, after an allegedly failed homosexual relationship.
After pursuing the case for nearly two years, the Gamdevi police recently filed an A-summary (case of murder is true, but cannot be detected) in court. Senior police officers told DNA that it was impossible to communicate with members of the gay community as they are scared of coming out of the closet. The police even approached transgender activist Lax... Read full story

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