kochi the kerala high court on wednesday ordered a cbi probe into the murder of youth congress leader sp shuhaib on february 12 allegedly by a gang employed by cpim leaders while ordering a cbi probe in just 24 days after the murder the court said it is a warning against political killingsin the judgment the court said while it is an open secret that there is a harmonious relationship at the leadership level of all political parties such a relationship is unfortunately not seen in the lower strata workers at the local level who are suffering from brainwashing are used as pawns at the hands of political leaders to exterminate their political opponents the court saidinnumerable murders have been taken place in the locality that are styled as political murders political parties are not dying whereas individuals are being put to death and their family members are suffering the court pointed outthere must be an end to it let this order should be an eye opener for such persons justice b kemal pasha said in the judgment that directed for invoking provisions of unlawful activitiesprevention act uapa tooin ordering a cbi probe into the murder at edayannoor near mattannoor in kannur the court also said justice can be done not only through trial but also through investigation hence a proper investigation is also part of the justice delivery system the high court saidthe court considered a petition filed by shuhaibs father c p mohammed and mother sp raziya they had alleged that police have failed to invoke uapa in the case and is not probing the conspiracy that involves top leaders of cpm their counsel t asaf ali had argued that the fivemember gang that killed shuhaib had no enmity towards him but the cpim leaders of kannur didin the judgment the court said an investigation by cbi is required to do complete justice and to instil confidence in the public mind cbi alone can conduct a fruitful investigation in the case the court said thiruvananthapuram unit of cbi should be handed over the case diary and files by the special investigation team the court directeddirecting for invoking uapa provisions the court said bombs were indiscriminately hurled to create terror in the minds of those present in the area so as to prevent the public from entering the spot the petitioners counsel had argued that uapa was not invoked by police due to the political intervention of cpim district leadersthrough the order the court also criticized police for not recovering the weapons used for the murder even days after the arrest of two of the accused inability or deliberate lapses in effecting such recovery certainly speak volumes against the police it may be because their hands are fettered as submitted by the petitioner the court said the recovery made by police upon arresting an accused later was a drama the court added