Dimapur, Nov. 06 (EMN): The Acaut Nagaland, not satisfied with the SIT report on the adulteration and siphoning off of SK oil has on Thursday filed PIL in the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench praying the court to initiate CBI inquiry.
"The ACAUT Nagaland not satisfied with the report of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) and the failure on the part of Chief Minister T.R.Zeliang in keeping his assurance to Coordination Committee on Fuel adulteration (CCOFA) to setup an independent inquiry committee- in the event the CCOFA is not satisfied with the report of the SIT on fuel adulteration and siphoning off of SK oil – therefore, the petitioners, ACAUT Nagaland & Others, was compelled to file a PIL in the Gauhati HC, Kohima Bench, for CBI enquiry into the fuel adulteration case.,"
The Press release from the anti-graft organisation stated that the PIL was admitted by the court on Nov 6 wherein the Chief Secretary; the Chief Minister's Office ; the DGP; Commissioner And Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies; Director of Food and Civil Supplies; Commissioner of Police, Dimapur; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; and the CBI are the respondents and have been and have been asked to respond within a month.
The Acaut stated that the PIL indicated that the SIT was formed only to "shield" the corrupt officials of Food and Civil Supplies Department and the politicians and the real kingpins in the racket are not the few arrested "non-locals".
The failure of the SIT to charge sheet the real kingpins has compelled the ACAUT and Others to approach the court for further investigation by the CBI under section 173 (8) of the CrPc, it stated.
