Maharashtra top cop seeks to opt out of Ishrat Jahan probe
Saturday June 25, 2011 09:49:51 AM,
IANS
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Gandhinagar:
One after another, top cops chosen to head the Special
Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Gujarat High Court to
probe the Ishrat Jahan suspected staged shoot-out case seem to be
opting out on one excuse or the other.
In a new turn in the case, the second chairman of the Gujarat High
Court appointed special investigation team (SIT), Satyapal Singh,
an IPS officer of the Maharashtra cadre has pointed out his
'difficulties' in carrying out the probe citing a 'language
problem'. Singh, has, in a letter submitted before the bench of
Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Abhilasha Kumari, stated that he
is finding it tough to cope with the work.
Earlier, Karnail Singh urged the court to relieve him from duties
as he was transferred to Mizoram and the government there was not
willing to spare him for the present investigation.
During the hearing Friday, Satyapal Singh through his advocate
Mihir Thakore, submitted that as there is a difference of opinion
between two other members of SIT - Mohan Jha and Satish Verma -
he, on one hand is facing embarrassment and on the other, as the
statements are recorded in Gujarati, finding it difficult to
understand the thin line of interpretation. Citing these reasons,
Singh wanted to be relieved as chairman of the SIT.
These submissions irked the court which commented that such
submissions were hard to believe. Justice Jayant Patel said that a
Maharashtra cadre officer claiming language impediment was not
proper.
The court also pulled up the central government for suggesting
such an officer who is 'soft peddling' the probe. The bench told
Assistant Solicitor General P.S. Chapaneri that the centre's
inability to direct its officers is a scenario which cannot be
accepted. To this, Champaneri submitted that he suggested the
officer as he was the senior most in the list of three after the
Advocate General Kamal Trivedi had raised objection of having a
Bihar connection in the officers suggested by the centre.
The division bench in May appointed Satyapal Singh, a 1980 cadre
Addtional Director General of Police (Establishment) in
Maharashtra, as chairman of the Special Investigation Team (SIT)
formed by it to probe Ishrat Jahan alleged staged shootout case.
Singh was selected from three officers recommended by the central
government through advocate Champaneri. The two other names were
Andhra Pradesh's 1981 batch IPS officer J.V. Ramaduru and Bihar's
1988 batch IPS officer Rajesh Ranjan.
When the court constituted the SIT Karnail Singh was the chairman
whereas IPS officers Satish Verma and Mohan Jha were members.
After Karnail Singh was relieved, the investigation was handed
over to Verma and administrative work to Jha until appointment of
new SIT head.
Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan and others were killed by Gujarat police
in an encounter on 15 June, 2004, claiming them to be on a LeT
outfit to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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