The petitioner s advocate Sharad Sinha said that Badami Devi was a key witness in the case and a report filed by the CBI on May 24 declared her dead. Advocate Sinha raised further questions on CBI and called it a "big negligence" on the investigating agency s part. Rajdev Ranjan Murder Case: Woman Witness Declared Dead by CBI, Appears in Court in Muzzafarpur.