Judicial probe in limbo

SHILLONG: The judicial inquiry into the police firing at three civilians in North Garo Hills is yet to begin even after an assurance was made by the chief minister in the Assembly in March this year.
The state government had appointed former Gauhati High Court judge Justice (Rtd) B D Agarwal to head the judicial commission, but the proceedings are yet to begin.
When contacted, an official said that the delay was in fixing the remuneration for the retired judge and the process of inquiry will start at the earliest.
On March 7 night, in a mistaken identity, police had fired at three persons travelling in a pick-up van on the Resubelpara-Khaldang road in North Garo Hills suspecting them to be militants when they sped away through three different police checkpoints despite being signalled to stop.
The villagers – Milseng Sangma, Tubal Sangma and Janrak Sangma, were injured in the incident that led to violence and residents torching the Resubelpara police station and police barracks, besides seven police vehicles.