Five Assam Rifles personnel listed as accused
“Tayeb Ali died during interrogation”
“Encounter was staged to save accused”
IMPHAL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)on Saturday filed charge-sheet against 5 personnel of 17 Assam Rifles and the Assistant commandant of 2 IRB (India Reserve Battalion) for the abduction and murder of Tayeb Ali and destroying relevant evidence on July 25,1999.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal, issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the Assistant Commandant. The Gauhati High Court’s Imphal Bench issued the directive and this is for the first time in Manipur that the CBI has filed the charge-sheet against the armed forces.
The accused are P.S.Banafar, the then Captain, Ashish Chand, the then Captain, Babulal Pradhan, the then Havildar, Ashok Kumar Singha, the then Havildar, Laxman Singh, the then Rifleman , all of 17 Assam Rifles and Abdul Latiff, the then station house officer (SHO) of Kangpokpi police station and now Assistant Commandant, 2 IRB.
On May 16, 2005, the High Court directed the CBI to make further investigation in the case.
The CBI charge-sheet says that on July 25, 1999 Tayeb Ali, who was working as a tailor cum salesman at a shop owned by Mohon Lal Jain had left his home for work. Eyewitness accounts said that on the way he was intercepted and whisked away by some personnel.
The jeep carrying him entered Kangla, the then battalion headquarters of 17 Assam Rifles.
The charge-sheet said that during interrogation he died. An encounter was staged so that the accused personnel could wriggle out. Records were fabricated apart from lodging a false FIR.
Abdul Laitf who was the then SHO did not make proper inquiry and destroyed vital evidence which would have been helpful in solving the crime.
During investigation by CBI it was established that Tayeb Ali got three bullet injuries fired from a distance of 3 to 5 ft.
The investigating officer, Raja Chatterjee, of CBI asserted that there was a prima facie case of abduction, murder, cheating and destruction of evidence.
Prosecution sanction for Abdul Latif was obtained whereas those of the Assam Rifles personnel are awaited. The National Human Rights Commission had already awarded Rs. 3 lakh as interim compensation to the widow, Mina Khatum.
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CBI charge-sheet Naga MP, NSCN leaders
Kohima, May 9 : In a major corruption case which is also a major cuff to the government of Nagaland, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charge-sheeted high-profile Naga politician H Khekiho Zhimomi, Rajya Sabha member along with Naga militants in Nagaland Sugar Mill Scam.
But the document does not mention which faction of the Naga militants except the mention of the words "members of NSCN".
The CBI, earlier on November 14 last sought the prosecution sanction from the Chairman of Rajya Sabha in respect of Zhimomi who was also the former industries and commerce minister in the State cabinet.
However, the prosecution of the Rajya Sabha MP is not pressed for at present.
According to sources at the Guahati High Court, the CBI has completed all the field investigations including all the areas sought for by the Court, except obtaining prosecution sanction against K Hokishe Assumi, Deputy Director Industries and Commerce Department under Government of Nagaland.
The CBI has already filed the charge-sheet on March 6 this year in the court of special judge/district and sessions judge Nagaland, Dimapur without sanction order against accused Assumi and others and a copy furnished to the registrar of Gauhati High Court and the Supreme Court of India on December 12, 2007."In the instant case request was made on 14-11-08 to the Government of Nagaland as such the stipulated period has expired.
However the government of Nagaland has neither gave the prosecution sanction nor informed of their refusal" the court said.
The CBI also questioned the state government as to whether they would issue prosecution sanction against accused Assumi so as to enable the CBI to take appropriate steps as per law.
K L John is the Retainer counsel for CBI.
The first Writ Petition was filed by Ramjanam Choudhury and 29 others and the second Writ was filed by Umashankar Jadav and 20 others.
The petitioners maintained that during April 2004, a sum of Rs.1,23,03,580.00 was released by the directorate of industries and commerce, towards the payment of supplementary additional bill of seasonal staff retaining, return TA, bonus 95-06 to the ex-seasonal employees of Nagaland Sugar Mill company.
"The actual employees however did not receive the payment but in APR I was shown to have paid and received by the employees," the CBI said.
The Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench had directed the Vigilance Commissioner, Nagaland for conducting an enquiry into the scam and the report was submitted on June 5, 2007 but was not satisfactory for the court and on November 11, the same year instructed the CBI to re-investigate the case on five points.
After completion of the investigation the charge-sheet has been filed against the following persons in the court - K.Hokishe Assumi, H.Khekiho Zhimomi, Azheto 'member of NSCN' and Visheto 'member of NSCN'.
But the document does not mention which faction of the Naga militants except the mention of the words "members of NSCN".
The CBI, earlier on November 14 last sought the prosecution sanction from the Chairman of Rajya Sabha in respect of Zhimomi who was also the former industries and commerce minister in the State cabinet.
However, the prosecution of the Rajya Sabha MP is not pressed for at present.
According to sources at the Guahati High Court, the CBI has completed all the field investigations including all the areas sought for by the Court, except obtaining prosecution sanction against K Hokishe Assumi, Deputy Director Industries and Commerce Department under Government of Nagaland.
The CBI has already filed the charge-sheet on March 6 this year in the court of special judge/district and sessions judge Nagaland, Dimapur without sanction order against accused Assumi and others and a copy furnished to the registrar of Gauhati High Court and the Supreme Court of India on December 12, 2007."In the instant case request was made on 14-11-08 to the Government of Nagaland as such the stipulated period has expired.
However the government of Nagaland has neither gave the prosecution sanction nor informed of their refusal" the court said.
The CBI also questioned the state government as to whether they would issue prosecution sanction against accused Assumi so as to enable the CBI to take appropriate steps as per law.
K L John is the Retainer counsel for CBI.
The first Writ Petition was filed by Ramjanam Choudhury and 29 others and the second Writ was filed by Umashankar Jadav and 20 others.
The petitioners maintained that during April 2004, a sum of Rs.1,23,03,580.00 was released by the directorate of industries and commerce, towards the payment of supplementary additional bill of seasonal staff retaining, return TA, bonus 95-06 to the ex-seasonal employees of Nagaland Sugar Mill company.
"The actual employees however did not receive the payment but in APR I was shown to have paid and received by the employees," the CBI said.
The Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench had directed the Vigilance Commissioner, Nagaland for conducting an enquiry into the scam and the report was submitted on June 5, 2007 but was not satisfactory for the court and on November 11, the same year instructed the CBI to re-investigate the case on five points.
After completion of the investigation the charge-sheet has been filed against the following persons in the court - K.Hokishe Assumi, H.Khekiho Zhimomi, Azheto 'member of NSCN' and Visheto 'member of NSCN'.
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