MUMBAI: After the Bombay top court came down closely on the state for loss of growth in the investigation of CPI flesh presser Govind Pansare's murder 4 years ago, the house department on Tuesday enhanced the prize money to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 10 lakh for information that results in the arrest of 2 absconding suspects, Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar. The govt additionally greater the strength of the special investigation crew (SIT) to 14 from 7.
A bureaucrat said that initially the CID had introduced prize money of Rs 10 lakh for providing particular data on the whereabouts of the suspects, however now in view of a brand new submission made via the CID the quantity have been enhanced to Rs 50 lakh. "Our information is that two accused are absconding. We have proposed to give a prize of Rs 25 lakh for providing information of each of the accused. We have made a provision of Rs 50 lakh. In addition, we have further strengthened the special investigation team," the official said.
During hearings of the public hobby litigations filed via the circle of relatives of Pansare as well as anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was murdered in a similar fashion in Pune on August 20, 2013, a department bench of the Bombay top court comprising Justice S C Dharmadhikari and Justice B P Colabawala had expressed displeasure over the way the SIT was investigating the case.
"The investigating officer is inefficient, and the work of the special investigation team has been reduced to a laughing stock," Justice Dharmadhikar and Colabawala noticed.
The court asked the extra leader secretary (house) to be present on the subsequent date of listening to, Thursday, March 28, to explain to the court the attitude of the investigating officer.
Pansare and his spouse had been attacked on February 16, 2015, near his Kolhapur house and he succumbed to his accidents on February 20.
The Pansare and Dabholkar families, too, expressed displeasure with the dismal growth of investigation.
A bureaucrat said that initially the CID had introduced prize money of Rs 10 lakh for providing particular data on the whereabouts of the suspects, however now in view of a brand new submission made via the CID the quantity have been enhanced to Rs 50 lakh. "Our information is that two accused are absconding. We have proposed to give a prize of Rs 25 lakh for providing information of each of the accused. We have made a provision of Rs 50 lakh. In addition, we have further strengthened the special investigation team," the official said.
During hearings of the public hobby litigations filed via the circle of relatives of Pansare as well as anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was murdered in a similar fashion in Pune on August 20, 2013, a department bench of the Bombay top court comprising Justice S C Dharmadhikari and Justice B P Colabawala had expressed displeasure over the way the SIT was investigating the case.
"The investigating officer is inefficient, and the work of the special investigation team has been reduced to a laughing stock," Justice Dharmadhikar and Colabawala noticed.
The court asked the extra leader secretary (house) to be present on the subsequent date of listening to, Thursday, March 28, to explain to the court the attitude of the investigating officer.
Pansare and his spouse had been attacked on February 16, 2015, near his Kolhapur house and he succumbed to his accidents on February 20.
The Pansare and Dabholkar families, too, expressed displeasure with the dismal growth of investigation.
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