I am glad you found this one more well seasoned or informative. I didn't. I'll get to why in a moment.
The Sentinel headline and lead line of the story was:" Most of the CBI cases in the North-east have been pending due to insurgency problems in the region, said CBI Director P.C.Sharma while talking to newspersons here today." One might have thought such a seriously sweeping comment as an explanation of inaction or slow action on the part of the CBI would be explained WHY or HOW. Of course the reporter might not have been all too curious about it, once he was told it was all due to insurgency. A 'mokordhwaj' answer like that calms down even the fiestiest of patriotic Assam netters as we have seen here time to time. THen again, we cannot be sure that the reporter, or a news editor did NOT make up the headline either, could we? The AT said no such thing. Either they missed it, or it was not all said. Take your pick. Now about the AT: > 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. "---the CBI is known as the Interpol India ---" *** What do you make of this? Does it mean that the Interpol Mr. Sarma ( or is it Sharma as was written in the Sentinel?) was alluding to was the CBI--the Interpol India? Clear as mud isn't it? Now look at what the Sentinel wrote: >Replying to a question, Mr Sharma said that the Interpol had issued Red >Corner Notice to Paresh Barua, ULFA's self-styled commander-in-chief. When >asked regarding the present position of the Interpol notice, Mr Sharma said >that he is not aware of it. *** Are these clear questions or answers in your estimation? At 12:29 PM -0800 3/12/03, D Deka wrote: >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. > > >cm > > > >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. > > > > > > > >Do you Yahoo!? > <http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/wh3/prod/>Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish >your business online _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
