CBI says Maharashtra cop 'threatened' sleuths, HC issues notice to state govt

Following a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI that its officers are allegedly being threatened by a police officer the Bombay High Court on Thursday sought the Maharashtra governments response to the chargeIn its plea the CBI said that it required certain documents in connection with the ongoing probe against former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh but the state was not cooperating in the matter and an Assistant Commissioner of Police was allegedly threatening themTaking serious note of the CBI allegations a division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice NJ Jamdar issued notice to the state government and asked it to strictly follow the directions of the court failing which the court would be compelled to take action against the states officersThe CBI counsel Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said that the state police had refused to provide copies of documents connected with the case and it was a clear violation of the high court ordersThe state government has argued that since a Special Leave Petition is filed before the Supreme Court they are awaiting its outcomeThe judges asked the Chief Public Prosecutor Aruna Pai to get directions on the ACP threatening the CBI officers and not to create a situation where the court would have to take harsh measures against the policeThe CBI said it had written to the State Intelligence Department SID seeking details of a communication sent by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla on the issue of alleged corruption in police postings and transfers but the SID refused to complyThe HC held last month July 22 that the CBI could probe the allegations of corruption in police transfers and postings and had dismissed a petition filed by the state government seeking deletion of a certain portion from the CBIs FIR against DeshmukhThe CBI said that the state government is refusing to share the documents as they are approaching the SC to challenge the HC order of July 22 and sought the courts directions to the government to provide it with the required documentsThe judges also directed the CBI to include Additional Chief Secretary Home as a respondent and posted the matter for further hearing on August 11This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever