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Petition Challenges Appointment of Gujarat Police Official to CBI
April 7, 2004 | Comments Off on Petition Challenges Appointment of Gujarat Police Official to CBI
This week, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the central government and the Gujarat government in response to a petition filed by Teesta Setalvad, secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace. Setalvad’s petition challenged the appointment of the former Ahmedabad Police Commissioner, P.C. Pandey, as Additional Director of CBI:
The petitioner alleged that Mr. Pandey, who was the Commissioner, was morally responsible for the carnage that took place in 2002 during the post-Godhra riots. The apex court was now seized of a number of incidents, which took place during the period of Mr. Pandey in which CBI investigation had been demanded.
It would be a great injustice to the riot victims as Mr. Pandey had let the incidents happen due to his negligence, if not conspiracy and connivance.
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