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SC slams Haryana for delay in nabbing culprits
PTI, Sep 11, 2010, 12.02am IST
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday slammed Haryana government for
delay in arresting 60 accused in the killing of two Dalits and
torching of houses allegedly by upper caste people at Mirchpur village
of Hisar district and said the authorities will have to answer more
questions.
"We will ask you (state government) more questions on the issue," a
Bench comprising justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly said when Haryana
government said it has arrested all the accused in compliance with its
August 26 order.
The apec court Bench said it will ask questions to authorities as they
swung into action only after the intervention of the apex court. "Why
did you arrest the culprits pursuant to the order of this court and
not before?" the Bench said adding it would like to know from where
the accused persons were arrested.
"From where did you arrest the accused? From their village or from
your own state or from Rajasthan or Punjab," the Bench said when the
state government counsel submitted that all the 60 accused have been
arrested and it has taken necessary steps to supply two quintals of
rice to the affected family in compliance with its orders.
While concluding the hearing, the Bench said: "These are age-old
problems prevalent in large areas of the country and it will take time
to change." The court asked the counsel for victims Collin Gonsalves
to respond to the report of Harayana government.
The Bench wanted to fix an early hearing but the state government's
counel sought eigh weeks time as a cooling up period.
However, the Bench said all the required replies and rejoinders have
to be completed within four weeks and posted the matter for October
25.
The Supreme Court had on August 26 directed the Haryana government to
make all possible efforts to arrest by September 10 all the accused
involved in the April 21 incident in which 150 houses belonging to
Dalits were set on fire.
Two persons had died in the raging fire that enveloped the houses of
Dalit residents of the village. The dead included Tara Chand and his
handicapped daughter Suman. Several other persons had also sustained
injuries due to arson, fire and rioting and houses of Balmikis were
set ablaze and damaged.
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