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| Monday, January 08, 2007 |
| At last, Mulayam agrees to CBI probe into Nithari, Kavita cases |
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Uttar Pradsh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, after refusing for days the demand from various quarters for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the ghastly serial killings of children in Nithri, Noida, has finally decided to seek a CBI probe into the Nithari incident as well as the Meerut murder case involving lecturer Kavita Rani.
A man who confessed to killing Kavita Rani has claimed that she was blackmailing an Uttar Pradesh minister whom she had caught on camera in a compromising position in his bedroom.
Mulayam Singh Yadav also announced that the State Government would allocate residential plots to the families of the Noida victims and would also consider their demand to give jobs to one family member each of the victims.
His decision to hand over investigations to the CBI came as a surprise since Mulayam had all along maintained that the state police was competent enough to handle the case and there was no need to involve the CBI.
The Mulayam Government had been under pressure from political parties and others for a CBI probe into the murders since almost everyone doubted the integrity of the Uttar Pradesh police, which have been accused of ignoring the disappearance of 38 children from Nithari over two years and also of not registering their parents’ complaints.
Even Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeshwar had called for a CBI inquiry, but politicians of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party had consistently been rejecting the plea. Even Mulayam’s brother and UP Minister for Public Works Shivpal Singh Yadav had said that handing over the probe to the CBI would delay matters.
Meanwhile, the Central Government has sought data on the missing children from the State governments in the light of the serial killings in Nithari.
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has written tothe Chief Secretaries of all States to provide it with data on missing children, focusing on areas from where maximum complaints are being received.
The Centre will study the data and formulate an action plan on how to deal with the issue. All state governments have been asked to ensure that FIRs of missing persons are lodged and sincere efforts made to trace those missing.
Meanwhile, based on the preliminary findings of the committee set up by the Central Government, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to provide the aggrieved families in Nithari with psychological counselling.
The committee found that the families are going through severe psychological trauma and needed counselling.Labels: Society |
| posted by a correspondent @ 7:18 AM |
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