Shillong jail irregularities: DM Wahlang to head inquiry panel
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The State government has instituted a magisterial inquiry into the irregularities in the Shillong district jail where arrested GNLA chief Champion R Sangma is lodged.
“An appropriate inquiry is instituted to go into few developments which took place over the last few days (in the administration of the district jail),” Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma said on Wednesday.
The decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between Dr Sangma and Dr RC Laloo, Minister for Home (Jails), here on Wednesday.
The inquiry will be headed by Additional District Magistrate DM Wahlang. The officers from Accounts department will assist him.
The terms of reference are the need to examine the financial irregularities in the Shillong District jail, to find out the reason which led to the strike of the jail staff and the alleged bribery by Champion’s lawyer Sujit Dey.
The Shillong jail hit the headlines last week when the DG (Prisons) Kulbir Krishan, in a confidential report, alleged that the GNLA chief’s lawyer had bribed the jail staff including the Jailor seeking a preferential treatment for his client Champion.
It may be mentioned that the staff of the Shillong district jail have already issued a 10-day deadline to the government demanding removal of Kulbir Krishan alleging highhandedness on part of the senior police official.
Krishan had said, some of the jail staff were hand in glove with the prisoners “running a parallel administration,” which has been busted.
“They were giving preferential treatment to some of the prisoners after taking money. This has been brought to the notice of the administration and action taken,” he said.