PANJIM: DGP Aditya Arya has written to the chief secretary on Saturday, requesting the government to hand over all the cases related to the May 25 Balli riots, where two tribal youths were charred to death, to the CBI. A highly placed source in the department said that the DGP decided to write to the government, requesting them to hand over the cases to CBI as the United Tribals Associations Alliance (UTAA) has alleged that police along with some anti-social elements from the area are involved in the murder of two tribal youths.
"Despite the police maintaining restraint as demanded by the government, at the end there is an effort from some quarters to put the entire blame on the police. Under these circumstances, it was felt by the police top brass to hand over the cases to CBI for a fair and just inquiry," said police sources.
The police had transferred all six cases related to the Balli violence to the Crime branch with immediate effect on Friday. An order signed by IGP Sundari Nanda stated that all the six cases - five registered at Cuncolim police station and one at Konkan Railway police-- have been transferred to crime branch with immediate effect for ''speedy investigation'' and that the SP (South) hand over documents and evidence gathered so far.
"There was a meeting of senior police officials on Saturday during which it was felt that as Crime branch is a part of Goa police and the UTAA activists are making allegation against the police, it would be fair that the cases be handed over to CBI without any delay," sources added.
When contacted, SP A V Deshpande said, "The police department is open to CBI investigations and we have no reservations if they take over the investigations."
Even UTAA has been demanding a CBI inquiry. UTAA said the two tribal youths, Mangesh Gaonkar and Dilip Velip were deliberately "murdered" and have also demanded from the chief secretary S Srivastava that the government launch a judicial inquiry into the Balli incident and also suspension of the police officers, who colluded with the anti-social elements that launched a "planned assault" on the agitating tribals. Velip also said that moves are afoot to destroy evidence and lamented that 48 hours after the incident, the government is treating the Balli riot very "casually".
3 comments:
t seems , due to lack of respect and trust in Goa Police, and it`s investigation agencies , that every major case has to, now, be trasferred to the CBI.
I think that the CBI should have a special cell in Goa..However,in as much this may work, this too could be problematic and it could soon be over run and controlled by corrupt personnell.
Goans have lost all faith & trust in Chanbdrakant Salgaonar.No Goan has any trust in him.He is viewed as an extremely corrupt Policeman.
As much as I appreciate the new DGP, for the moment, I believe he should re-shuffle the Police Force and remove the Police that have brought disgrace to Goa to other parts of India.Bihar might teach them something .
As long as thel likes of Chandrakant Salgaonkar, Jivba Dalvi & Deu Benaulikar (Corrupt Pop Stars of Goa Police) , are constantly highlighted, and frequently seen to be extremely corrupt, Goa will not contain crime and criminal elements infesting it.
Lets hope the New DGP will do the most honourable thing and have corrupt Police Personnell sacked for good.
In Goa it seems like , senior Police criminals are defending junior Police criminals.They feed of each other and share the spoils & rewards of criminality.
Investigations of their wealth and benami wealth too, will reveal the enormity of their crimes.
CBI! CBI! CBI! Goan police are corrupt and incompetent in handling any cases involving rich and powerful criminals. Goans will never see justice unless there is a major change in our political and judicial system. To make that change Goans may have to come to the streets either peaceful or other means may have to be resorted to. The rich and powerful have resorted to criminal means to secure their ill gotten wealth from the Poor. We may have to fight fire with fire.
Is CBI any better ?
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