The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the investigation agency's slow pace of investigation into the alleged extra-judicial killings by security forces in Manipur. The apex court directed the agency's chief to appear before it on July 30 to decide what can be done to expedite the probe process.
The Indian Army, Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police have been accused of fake encounter killings in 1,528 cases from 2000 to 2012 in the insurgency-hit state.
Two weeks ago, the top court had directed the CBI director to form a team of officers to conduct the probe. In April, 282 cases were referred to the Supreme Court for verification, prompting the bench to direct the Centre to distinguish those related to the armed forces, including the Army and Assam Rifles. Similarly, it had asked the Manipur government to examine and segregate the cases related to the local police.
“The state of Manipur will examine these 265 cases and segregate the cases of Manipur Police. Similarly, the Union of India will examine and segregate the cases related to the…