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PAGE 3 ...PAGE 12 Amarinder seeks Unnao case: CBI books BJP re-opening of CBI MLA Sengar, ten others probe in Bargari case BUREAU Khattar approves CHANDIGARH, JULY 31: AGENCY compulsory RAE BARELI, JUL 31 Opposition stages Rejecting the ‘hurried’ CBI closure retirement of IPS walk out from LS report in the Bargari sacrilege case, Within 36 hours of recommen- Punjab Chief Minister Captain dation of CBI probe into the NEW DELHI: Several opposition Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said it Vinod Kumar parties, including the Congress, CHANDIGARH: Continuing to conspiracy behind the accident walked out of Lok Sabha on had caused a deep sense of hurt and an- come down heavily upon officers of Unnao rape survivor, in Wednesday demanding a reply guish among the Sikh community and with doubtful integrity, Haryana which her two aunts were from the government on the al- should be immediately withdrawn to Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal killed, while she and her lawyer leged attempt of life on the Un- ensure further detailed investigations in has approved a proposal to the were critically injured, the cen- nao rape survivor. Leader of the the matter. compulsory retirement of Vinod tral investigating agency kick- Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir The CBI had not only overlooked Kumar, IPS, after giving him started it's probe, by visiting the Ranjan Chowdhury raised the is- certain crucial aspects of the investiga- three months notice. The propos- accident spot on Wednesday. sue, saying Home Minister Amit tion but had failed in its duty to identi- al was made by a Review Com- A 12-member team of CBI, Shah has not responded to the fy the culprits and bring them to book, mittee of Haryana Government led by Ram Singh, Additional issue despite the opposition rak- as was expected of the premier agency, Walagurdwara on June 1, 2015, putting which also found 14 IPS officers Superintendent of Police, CBI, ing up the matter repeatedly. He said the Chief Minister. up of hand-written sacrilegious posters fit for retention in Government ACB, Lucknow, reached here said though a CBI probe is on, Demanding reopening of the case in Bargari and Burj Jawahar Singh service. These officers have and immediately went to the the family members of the sur- for further investigations by the coun- Wala on September 25 and torn pages completed 15 and 25 years of spot for investigation. The team vivor have claimed that they face try’s top investigative agency, Captain of the holy book being found at Bargari service and attained the age of members minutely checked the a threat to life. Later, Congress, Amarinder said “for reasons best on October 12, 2015. 50 years, and completed 5 years spot and the truck and the car DMK, NCP and IUML members known to them”, the CBI had unex- The CBI, it may be recalled, had service after induction into IPS. walked out. While stating this here today, an and noted down important pectedly closed the case in an unusual- filed its closure report on July 4, giving official spokesman said that on points, sources here said. After ly hurried manner, which raised sever- a clean chit to the accused in the 2015 assessing the confidential their on-spot probe, the CBI al questions on its handling of the mat- Bargari sacrilege case. The agency had records and available material of team will now meet the driver ter. rejected the findings of the Punjab Po- 15 IPS officers, it was found that and cleaner of the truck lodged Many aspects of the case, including lice SIT in the case. The Chief Minister 14 officers are fit for retention ex- at the district jail. The CBI team SC takes cognizance of threat letter financial transactions and linkages with pointed out the CBI was controlled by cept Vinod Kumar. also talked to the investigating foreign based entities, had been conve- the central government, led by the BJP officers and other policemen, AGENCY MLA, Kuldip Singh Sengar of India Ranjan Gogoi said he niently ignored in the CBI probe, the which was an ally of the ruling Shiro- Amarnath yatra who reached the spot after the NEW DELHI, JULY 31 and his henchmen. will also tomorrow go into Chief Minister noted, seeking a review mani Akali Dal (SAD) at the time of accident and took their state- Central Bureau of Investi- why the letter, received by the of the closure decision. The CBI had the sacrilege incident. The needle of suspended ments. UP government had rec- Observing that it will attempt gation on Tuesday took over apex court registry on July 17, also not identified and examined cer- suspicion in the Bargari case had been ommended the CBI probe on to do something constructive the probe into Sunday's truck- was not placed before him. tain key witnesses/suspects whose ex- pointed at SAD by the Justice Ranjit till Aug 4 late Monday night and on Tues- in this destructive atmosphere, car collision of the rape sur- "We will hear the matter amination could have shed light on the Singh (Retd) Commission, he ob- SRINAGAR: The Amarnath ya- day, the Centre gave its nod for a Supreme Court bench on vivor, which left her critically tomorrow," the bench ruled. It cases dismissed by the CBI in its clo- served, adding that, given this context, tra will remain suspended till Au- the probe. Immediately on Wednesday took cognizance injured and killed her two is also expected to go through sure report, he added. the CBI decision to file closure report gust 4 as the IMD has forecast Tuesday night, CBI lodged an of a letter written by the Un- aunts near Rae Bareli, amid a a report from the apex court The previous Punjab government was highly questionable. The unex- heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days, FIR against 10 people, includ- nao victim's family, stating mounting outcry against the registry on the delay in plac- had, in November 2015, handed over to pected decision of CBI to file the clo- Shri Amarnath Shrine Board ing jailed BJP MLA Kuldeep that the rape survivor had al- MLA. The letter issue rocked ing this letter before the Chief CBI the investigation of three sacrilege sure report had pained not just the (SASB) said on Wednesday. Singh Sengar, in the conspiracy legedly been threatened by ac- Parliament for the second Justice of India on administra- cases — theft of a ‘bir’ of Guru Granth Sikhs in India and but also the large "In view of inclement weather behind the accident. cused Bharatiya Janata Party consecutive day. Chief Justice tive or judicial side. Sahib from a Burj Jawahar Singh Sikh diaspora abroad, he added. conditions, shooting of stones and landslides particularly in Jammu region, the yatra will re- main suspended till August 4, 2019," an SASB spokesperson said. He said the India Meteorol- CCD founder Siddhartha’s Seven IAS shifted in Hry, Navraj ogy Department has predicted heavy rainfall for next few days all over Jammu and Kashmir, which may cause landslides and shooting of stones on the Jam- body found, cremated Sandhu is additional CS Home mu and Srinagar national high- way, particularly in the stretch AGENCY AGENCY and Administration of Pankaj Agarwal, Direc- between Ramban and Banihal. The spokesperson said the track MANGALURU, JUL 31 CHANDIGARH, JULY 31 Justice Department. tor General, Supplies and from Baltal and Pahalgam has Sanjeev Kaushal, Ad- Disposals and Managing become slippery due to recent Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) Haryana Government has issued transfer ditional Chief Secretary, Director, Haryana State Co- heavy rainfall and the situation is founder V.G. Siddhartha’s and posting orders of seven IAS officers Excise and Taxation De- operative Federation of likely to aggravate in the next cremation was held at Chat- with immediate effect. partment has been given Sugar Mills Limited has couple of days. tanahalli, his village, in Kar- Navraj Sandhu, Additional Chief the additional charge of been posted as Director nataka’s Chikkamagaluru Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Additional Chief Secre- General and Secretary, Azam's son detained district. His last rite was per- Revenue and Disaster Management and tary, Agriculture and Food, Civil Supplies and formed at one of his coffee Consolidation Department and Addition- Farmers’ Welfare Depart- Consumer Affairs Depart- for obstructing raids estates. “Hundreds of peo- al Chief Secretary, Agriculture and ment, relieving Navraj ment, relieving Shekhar ple, including women and Farmers’ Welfare and Fisheries Depart- Sandhu of the said charge. Vidyarthi of the said charge. at Jauhar varsity elders from the surrounding ments has been posted as Additional Siddhi Nath Roy, Ad- Mr Agarwal will also be Di- RAMPUR: Samajwadi Party towns and villages, Chief Secretary and Financial Commis- ditional Chief Secretary, rector General, Supplies MLA Abdullah Azam Khan, son thronged the estate in the sioner, Revenue and Disaster Manage- Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Af- and Disposals. He will also hold the of senior party leader Moham- Mudigeree taluk for the last officials said. ment and Consolidation Department. fairs Department has been given the ad- charge of Managing Director, Haryana mad Azam Khan, was detained glimpse of the coffee baron The body had washed S V Ranganath She will also be Additional Chief Secre- ditional charge of Additional Chief Sec- State Cooperative Federation of Sugar on Wednesday for allegedly ob- and to pay homage to him,” ashore near Ullal and was tary, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation retary, Cooperation Department.