Nandini Sundar Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to apprise it of the status of investigation in the murder case registered against social activist and Delhi university professor Nandini Sundar and others in three weeks.

Days after the murder of a villager in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar, the police cited his wife's complaint to name Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and Jawaharlal Nehru University's Archana Prasad as murder suspects.

Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar, an activist and author noted for her work in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh, has been labelled a "murder suspect" by the police in the state. Ms Sundar and Jawaharlal Nehru University's Archana Prasad are among 10 people accused in the murder of a tribal villager.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to apprise it of the status of investigation in the murder case registered against social activist and Delhi university professor Nandini Sundar and others in three weeks.

Days after the murder of a villager in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar, the police cited his wife's complaint to name Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and Jawaharlal Nehru University's Archana Prasad as murder suspects.

Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar, an activist and author noted for her work in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh, has been labelled a "murder suspect" by the police in the state. Ms Sundar and Jawaharlal Nehru University's Archana Prasad are among 10 people accused in the murder of a tribal villager.