Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lal
Thanhawla on Thursday appeared before a special court in a
corruption case in which he is the main accused.
Other accused who were not present in court were
directed to appear before it on October 12 by special judge T.
Saikunga.
The graft case against the chief minister culminated
in 1996 when two social workers - Rev Zairema and Bualhranga
filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court
asking seeking an order for investigating the allegations of
corruption against Lal Thanhawla and then union minister
Santosh Mohan Dev.
As directed by the apex court, the petitioners
submitted FIR at the Aizawl Police Station the same year and
the police submitted a chargesheet against the accused persons
in 2003.
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