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Tribune News Service
Mumbai, March 14
The Bombay High Court today hit out at the special investigation team (SIT) of the Maharashtra Police over probe into the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare.
Judges SC Dharmadhikari and BP Colabawalla rapped investigators for shoddy probe into the murder. After perusing the SIT progress report submitted in a sealed cover, the court summoned the Additional Chief Secretary in charge of the Home Department on March 28 to explain reasons behind the tardy progress in the case.
“Let the state feel some pressure. It must face consequences some day. For most often, the police get away. No memos are issued, no explanations sought,” the Bench said.
The judges also wondered why criminal cases are probed only after the court’s intervention. Pointing out to several chinks in the SIT probe, the court noted one instance where the investigators were content with visiting the place where one of the accused owned an immovable property.
“What stops an accused from.... hiding anywhere across the country. Merely because someone owns a property doesn’t mean he will stick around in that area,” the court said.
“The elementary steps you are taking to nab the accused have reduced you to a laughing stock,” the judges said.
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