Guest guest Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 "Pranawa C. Deshmukh" <pcdeshmukh> Tue Jan 28, 2003 8:54 pm Fwd: [Hindu Unity] CBI: Bajrang Dal cleared of Staines Case CBI: Bajrang Dal cleared of > Staines Case > > Bajrang Dal on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the > Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) absolving it > of the blame in Australian missionary Graham Stewart > Staines' murder. > > "We were framed," Subash Chouhan, the chief of the > Bajrang Dal's Orissa unit, told IANS in Bhubaneswar. > "Now the truth has come to light." > > The CBI on Monday gave a clean chit to Bajrang Dal > saying the group's activists were not involved in > the gruesome murder four years ago. > > Staines, 58, and his two minor sons -- Philip, 9, > and Timothy, 6 -- were burned to death as they slept > in a jeep in Manoharpur village of northern Orissa's > Keonjhar district on January 23, 1999. > > The CBI has charged 18 people, including prime > accused Dara Singh who allegedly led the hysterical > mob that torched the jeep in which Staines and his > sons slept. > > Opposition parties including the Congress had > alleged the hand of Bajrang Dal in the murder. > > "I found no link between Bajrang Dal and the 18 > people charge-sheeted in the case," CBI > investigating officer Joginder Nayak told a district > and sessions judge in Khurda on Monday. > > Nayak was the 55th witness to depose before the > court that has been conducting the trial of the > sensational case since March 1, 2001. > > "Although the FIR (first information report, or > written complaint) lodged by the CBI had identified > six persons, including Dara Singh, as members of the > Bajrang Dal, we did not find evidence to corroborate > this claim," Nayak said. > > A 14-year-old boy, Chenchu, has already been > sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for his > involvement in the murder. > > The boy has appealed against the sentence. > hindustantimes.com/news/181_149103,0008.htm > > vande bharata mataram! > http://www.hinduunity.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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