By Muslim Mirror News,
Lucknow, June 16: Rihai Manch, Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism, today alleged that Samajwadi Party government of Uttar Pradesh is impressing upon the central government not to issue notification for CBI probe into the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid. The group also alleged that the state government is trying to conduct a hurried probe by its own agencies to save the guilty police officers. The state government had sent letter to the centre on 19th May seeking CBI probe but the Home Ministry has not yet issued notification.
Addressing the indefinite dharna on 26th day today, its president Adv. Mohammad Shoaib said the state government sent letter for CBI probe on 19th May but Dept. of Personnel and Training (central government) has not yet issued notification under the Section 5 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act – the notification is must for CBI to start a probe. The UP government had sought probe under Section 6 of the act. He alleged that SP government wants to save its officers by conducting probe through its own agencies.
Adv. Shoaib demanded immediate hault to the probe being conducted by state agencies and CBI should immediately take over the probe.