No headway in ILP case

SHILLONG: The State Government is yet to provide the names of witnesses to the public   prosecutor thereby adding to the delay on the damage suit of over Rs 31 crore filed for the loss incurred during ILP related agitations supported by as many as 14 pressure groups.
The public witnesses include the SPs and officers in charge of various police stations among others.
It was one and half years ago that the Government promptly formed a Special Court to deal with the arson cases.  Three persons lost their lives and property worth over Rs 31 crore damaged during the agitation of pressure groups demanding ILP.
A lawyer dealing with the case said on Sunday that unless the law and political departments hand over the list of witnesses related to the case, there will be further delay in the justice delivery.
Earlier, the Special Court had issued non-bailable warrant against the leaders of 12 pressure groups as they had not turned up before the Court, but in vain.
Currently, only two pressure groups, CSWO and All India Garo Union out of the total 14 regularly attend to the court hearing.