Nulu,
Since the Sentinel's 'beberibang' raised your danders, read the well seasoned coverage from the Assam Tribune, appended below, to calm you down.
Dilip
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The following is from the no-nonsense Sentinel today.
The headline declares: Most of the CBI cases in the North-east have been
pending due to insurgency problems in the region---.
Good leader no doubt. I am sure everyone wanted to find our HOW.
Read on and get informed, Raiz.
Guwahati, Wednesday, March 12, 2003
CBI to train State Police in crime probe
By A Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, March 11 � The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will hold a compressed training course for the Assam Police as part of its programme to share its expertise in investigating corruption, crimes and cyber crime, among others. Disclosing this at a press conference here this evening, CBI Director PC Sarma said that the Central investigating agency is getting itself modernised and it is acquiring fast the technology of international standard. Today, the CBI is not confined only to the investigation of corruption cases, its area of operation has now spread to investigation into serious economic frauds, crimes, cases of terrorism and it is also engaged in matters related to the security of the country, Sri Sarma, an Assam cadre IPS officer said, adding, its role is much more significant today than what it used to be earlier.
The agency is trying to keep itself abreast of the latest investigation techniques and it is in a position now to impart specialised training to other countries also, he said. However, when asked to comment on the agency�s refusal to take over cases for investigation despite requests from the State Government, he said that the agency had to refrain from taking over many cases considering the aspects of national or local interests involved in the cases, the ability of the local police to handle the cases, etc.
In case, the cases referred to do not involve much national or local interest and the local police can handle them, the CBI do not come forward to take charge of the investigation of such cases. Moreover, the resources of the CBI are also limited. The agency has, on an average, 1200 to 1400 cases registered with it in a year and of them, about 100 cases belong to the NE region, Sri Sarma said. The agency has an exclusive cell for dealing with bank frauds and it was set up in 1992. When asked about the progress made by the agency in the investigations related to the scams in ASCARD Bank and Assam Apex Cooperative Bank, he said that the case were still under investigation and hence those cases could not be discussed.
Replying to another query on the Interpol Red Corner notice on ULFA C-in-C Paresh Barua, Sri Sarma said that the CBI is known as the Interpol India and the Interpol headquarters had issued the Red Corner notice in connection with Paresh Barua following a request from the CBI. The Interpol headquarters has asked Bangladesh to locate the ULFA leader. He also apprised the mediapersons that the proposed CVC legislation would in no way make the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) a hurdle for the CBI. It is meant only to help the CBI speed up investigations, he said.
On the issue of corruption, the CBI director observed that corruption has now taken a shape of organised crime in the country with the involvement of large number of educated persons and professionals in such cases. Meanwhile, a panel has been constituted by the Central Government with Justice Malymath as its head to suggest changes in criminal laws of the country. The panel is to submit its recommendations in April next, Sri Sarma said.
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