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Three PILs seeking CBI probe into Marad violence withdrawn
Kochi, July 31: Three writ petitions seeking CBI investigation into the May 2 Marad violence, which claimed nine lives, were withdrawn with the Kerala High Court`s permission today after almost the entire day was spent by the court hearing the case.
Kochi, July 31: Three writ petitions seeking CBI investigation into the May 2 Marad violence, which claimed nine lives, were withdrawn with the Kerala High Court's permission today after almost the entire day was spent by the court hearing the case.
The bench comprising Chief Justice J L Gupta and Justice A K Basheer directed the police to keep their 'eyes and ears open' and stated that if the petitioners have any cause of complaint, they could approach the court at a later stage.
The hearings commenced in the morning in a thickly-packed court.
The crime branch team, which investigated the case, was present in the court and the bench was satisfied with the replies of the team. IG (crimes), Mahesh Kumar Singla, who led the team, said Chief Minister A K Antony had given him a 'free hand' in the probe.
Singla was questioned by the bench on various facets of the case. He stated that there were intelligence reports about retaliation to an earlier communal clash before the May 2 incident. During the course of the investigation, no evidence of involvement of 'outside forces' was found, he said.
The bench had in the morning expressed its displeasure when the chargesheet in the case was not produced in the court as directed.
The PILs had been filed by T Shyamala, who lost two of her sons in the carnage, Peoples Forum of Natural Justice, Palakaad and another petitioner. Bureau Report
The hearings commenced in the morning in a thickly-packed court.
The crime branch team, which investigated the case, was present in the court and the bench was satisfied with the replies of the team. IG (crimes), Mahesh Kumar Singla, who led the team, said Chief Minister A K Antony had given him a 'free hand' in the probe.
Singla was questioned by the bench on various facets of the case. He stated that there were intelligence reports about retaliation to an earlier communal clash before the May 2 incident. During the course of the investigation, no evidence of involvement of 'outside forces' was found, he said.
The bench had in the morning expressed its displeasure when the chargesheet in the case was not produced in the court as directed.
The PILs had been filed by T Shyamala, who lost two of her sons in the carnage, Peoples Forum of Natural Justice, Palakaad and another petitioner. Bureau Report