A Delhi court on Tuesday slammed CBI for "not being serious in apprehending" Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and other accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases and asked its director to personally supervise the process after issuing fresh non-bailable warrants against them.
"So far ground work is concerned, CBI does not seem to be serious enough to apprehend the accused. CBI wants to complete only paper work. These are all stereotype reports," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma said when the probe agency said that it tried its best to arrest the 64-year politician and others in the case.
The investigating agency, which arrested one out of 12 accused, submitted that it conducted raids at Kumar's residence four times after warrant was issued against him on February 17 but failed to apprehend him and pleaded that notice be issued to declare the former MP and other accused as absconders.
The court, however, was not satisfied by CBI's contention and issued fresh NBWs against the accused while directing the CBI Director to supervise execution of the order.
"There is a slight suspicion on the genuineness of effort of CBI," the court said adding "Is this the manner CBI functions? Where have all the accused gone."
The remarks of the court came after the CBI submitted that it had conducted raids at the residences of the accused but failed to apprehend them.
"Is the NBW to be executed at the residences only?" the court asked the probe agency, which submitted that the accused were hiding and concealing themselves from the process of law. PTI
