South Asia
17 October 2011 Last updated at 04:59 GMT
Mr Maderna is charged with "rape and murder". He says he is innocent.
Nurse Bhanwari Devi went missing on 1 September. The minister was named as an accused after a video CD emerged showing him getting close to her.
Mr Maderna was named as an accused by the police after orders from the court.
Earlier, Rajasthan high court had criticised the state police for "going slow on the case" and accused the state government of acting "hand in glove" to save the minister.
The case was handed over to the federal police, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week.
Mahipal Maderna insists he is innocent
A controversial minister in the Indian state of Rajasthan, who is an accused in a case of mysterious disappearance of a government nurse, has been sacked.
Mahipal Maderna was dropped from the state cabinet on Sunday night by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.Mr Maderna is charged with "rape and murder". He says he is innocent.
Nurse Bhanwari Devi went missing on 1 September. The minister was named as an accused after a video CD emerged showing him getting close to her.
Mr Maderna was named as an accused by the police after orders from the court.
Earlier, Rajasthan high court had criticised the state police for "going slow on the case" and accused the state government of acting "hand in glove" to save the minister.
The case was handed over to the federal police, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week.
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