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Mufti govt lands in a soup over DNA fudging
New Delhi, Aug 17: The recommendation of Mufti Sayeed government for termination of a senior police official in the DNA fudging case got into `troubled waters` as findings of the one-man enquiry commission have been disputed by another government department and the official, who has been awarded President`s Police Medal for Gallantary, himself contemplates challenging the decision.
New Delhi, Aug 17: The recommendation of Mufti Sayeed government for termination of a senior police official in the DNA fudging case got into "troubled waters" as findings of the one-man enquiry commission have been disputed by
another government department and the official, who has been
awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantary, himself contemplates challenging the decision.
The state government last month terminated the service of an Assistant Sub Inspector while recommending to the Centre termination of the services of Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Farooq Khan, possibly the highest decorated cop in the state, for allegedly fudging the DNA test samples of the kins of five persons killed in Pathribal.
The five persons were labelled as foreign militants who had indulged in killing of 35 Sikhs in Chittisinghpura on the eve of the visit of the then US President Bill Clinton to India.
Khan has denied any involvement in the DNA fudging case and questioned the findings of the commission. "According to the Sections 10-B and 10-C of the Commission of Inquiry Act, I have the right to cross-examine the witnesses, which was not done in the case," Khan said while making it clear that he was going to challenge it as the state government had left him with no other "option."
After appointing a retired judge of High Court, G A Kuchai, as the one-man commission, its findings were sent to the General Administrative Department (GAD) for comments prior to putting these before the State Cabinet.
Bureau Report
The state government last month terminated the service of an Assistant Sub Inspector while recommending to the Centre termination of the services of Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Farooq Khan, possibly the highest decorated cop in the state, for allegedly fudging the DNA test samples of the kins of five persons killed in Pathribal.
The five persons were labelled as foreign militants who had indulged in killing of 35 Sikhs in Chittisinghpura on the eve of the visit of the then US President Bill Clinton to India.
Khan has denied any involvement in the DNA fudging case and questioned the findings of the commission. "According to the Sections 10-B and 10-C of the Commission of Inquiry Act, I have the right to cross-examine the witnesses, which was not done in the case," Khan said while making it clear that he was going to challenge it as the state government had left him with no other "option."
After appointing a retired judge of High Court, G A Kuchai, as the one-man commission, its findings were sent to the General Administrative Department (GAD) for comments prior to putting these before the State Cabinet.
Bureau Report