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Law chief to meet murder victim's family

SCOTLAND's top law officer is to meet the family of murder victim Surjit Singh Chhokar following calls for a fresh investigation in the case.

VICTIM: Surjit Singh Chhokar was stabbed to death 13 years ago but no conviction has followed. CONFIRMED: Frank Mulholland has spoken to family's solicitor.
VICTIM: Surjit Singh Chhokar was stabbed to death 13 years ago but no conviction has followed. CONFIRMED: Frank Mulholland has spoken to family's solicitor.

Arrangements are being made for Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland to discuss the case with relatives of the Indian waiter, who was stabbed to death outside his home in Overtown, Lanarkshire, on November 4, 1998.

The murder, dubbed Scotland's Stephen Lawrence case, sparked controversy after authorities failed to secure a conviction for Mr Chhokar's killing despite the arrests of three men and two subsequent trials.