Reinvestigate sacrilege cases: Amarinder to CBI

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 31

Rejecting the CBI closure report in sacrilege cases, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said it had caused a deep sense of hurt and anguish among the Sikhs and should be withdrawn immediately to ensure detailed investigations in the matter.

The CBI had not only overlooked certain crucial aspects of the probe, but had also failed in its duty to identify the culprits and bring them to book, the CM said.

Demanding reopening of the case for further investigations by the country’s top investigative agency, he said, “For reasons best known to them, the CBI has unexpectedly closed the case in an unusually hurried manner, which raised several questions on its handling of the matter.”

Many aspects of the case, including financial transactions and linkages with foreign based entities, had been conveniently ignored in the CBI probe, the CM noted, seeking a review of the closure decision. The CBI had also not identified and examined certain key witnesses/suspects whose examination could have shed light on the cases dismissed by the CBI in its closure report, he added.

Bittu questions closure report 

New Delhi: Ludhiana Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has questioned the CBI closure report on sacrilege cases and urged the agency to address concerns of the state people. Bittu said it was strange that despite three people — Mohinder Pal Bittu, Sunny and Shakti Singh — confessing to their involvement in sacrilege, no action had been taken. tns