Fed up with delay, Kalburgi's family files plea for SC-monitored probe

DHNS
January 7, 2018

Dharwad, Jan 7: Rationalist Dr M M Kalburgi's family has filed a petition before the Supreme Court, pleading that a committee headed by a retired judge of the court be formed to probe his murder. They want an investigation by a team of experienced officials led by an ADGP-rank officer.

They said the ongoing investigation was getting delayed and was going nowhere.

Dr Kalburgi family has filed the petition before the Christmas vacation bench, and it is expected to come up for hearing on January 10.

The writer was shot dead on August 30 in 2015, and the state government had ordered a CID probe into the incident. The murderers have not yet been traced.

It is said there are similarities in the murders of Kalburgi, Dr Narendra Dabolkar and Govind Pansare. But there is no co-ordination between the CID and CBI and there has been not much progress in the investigation, they said.

The report should be submitted to the Supreme Court, and the team members should not be changed without the direction of the court, the family has said. The Maharashtra and Goa governments should appoint IGP-rank officers as nodal officers to co-operate with the investigating team, which should collect reports from NIA, CBI, and police, they added.

"We waited for two years, having faith in the state government. There is a limit for the wait, and we decided to approach the Supreme Court," Umadevi said.

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Alwin Dsauza
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

When no justice is delivered then what is the use of having faith in justice

Rahul
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

how come the media is not speaking about failure of Congress government on this front. he facts, not convenient ?

Kumar
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Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

It is no secret, it is a state (Central Government) sponsored terrorism

George
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Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Siddaramaiah govt failed in this matter. total failure

Danish
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Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Karnataka govt showing total injustice and disrespect.

Truth
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Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Siddu dealying probe details for election. If he revealed everything then by the election all hot news will get cold. 

Yogesh
 - 
Sunday, 7 Jan 2018

Siddu govt said within 1 week they will catch Gauri assasinators and reveal that to media. Now after that this is 4th or 5th week. Shame on you siddu

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“Government always stood for Kannada and Kannadigas and initiated measures to implement the Sarojini Mahishi report,” Yediyurappa said. Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, Ola, Uber and auto services were affected even though buses were plying as usual. Security has also been beefed up in Bengaluru after stones were pelted at a Tirupati-Mangaluru bus in Farangipet, though no one was injured.

Bangalore University has postponed all postgraduate (PG) exams scheduled for today. A pro-Kannada activist, Praveen Shetty, was kept under house arrest and police have detained a few people, including those involved in Cauvery protests and other bandh cases.

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