Anil Vij tells Karnal SP to probe kids’ murder, lathicharge
Mukesh Tandon
Tribune News Service
Panipat, July 31
Taking note of the lathicharge and use of water cannon by the Panipat police on protesters, Home Minister Anil Vij on Friday sought status report from the district police.
Dissatisfied with the status report presented by the district police, the Home Minister ordered an inquiry into the matter by SP Karnal and directed him to report within two days.
The incident
- The bodies of three children were found in the minor canal flowing next to an illegal bleaching unit on July 8. The police registered a case of murder against 12 persons.
- On Thursday, the family members of the victims along with hundreds of villagers protested against the police inaction. The police used water cannons and lathicharged the protesters
On Friday morning, Home Minister Anil Vij sought status report from SP Panipat Manisha Chaudhary in the murder case of three children and about the lathicharge on the protesters in Panipat by the police on Thursday.
Following the directions, DSP Sandeep Kumar, in-charge, SIT, and SHO, Model Town, inspector Sunil Kumar went to the residence of the Home Minister at Ambala today and gave the status report of the case and also briefed him the details.
Dissatisfied with the status report, Vij ordered an inquiry into the matter. Vij said, “I have ordered SP Karnal to investigate and submit a report within two days. Whosoever is guilty, strict action will be taken as per law.”
The district police have booked 600 villagers, including 39 persons by name under various Sections. The police arrested 14 persons — Mahavir, Ramkishan, Sitaram, Pawan, Sumit, Ramesh, Rajkumar, Ashok, Om Prakash, Pale Ram, Daryao Singh, Rajpal, Satpal Singh and Raj Shekhar — on Thursday and produced them in court on Friday. The court has sent them in 14-day judicial custody, SP Panipat Manisha Chaudhary said.
As the allegations levelled by the victims’ parents and the primary investigation of the police are contradictory, we have decided to conduct lie-detection test of the accused named in the murder case, the SP said. We have moved an application in court on Friday seeking permission for the lie-detection test.
