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Sheena probe team not removed: New police chief
Mumbai, Sep 8
Mumbai Police's new chief Javed
Ahmed on Tuesday denied that the team investigating the Sheena Bora
murder case has been shunted out.
"The joint police commissioner
has categorically said that the team (probing the Sheena Bora killing)
has not been removed. All aspects of the case, financial or otherwise
shall be thoroughly investigated," Ahmed said, responding to a volley of
questions on the issue.
However, he added that which branch or
team (of the police department) would investigate any case is an
internal matter of the police department.
"The issue before us is
that the case should be handled properly and evidences collected must
be such that it becomes a complete case when it goes for trial," Ahmed
said.
Ahmed took over from Maria - who has been promoted as
DGP-Home Guard, in a surprise move barely 22 days before the scheduled
expiry of the latter's term as city police chief on September 30.
The
new police commissioner's reaction came shortly after taking over the
post to a barrage of media questions whether the investigating team -
handpicked for the Sheena Bora murder case - has been removed along with
the former police chief Rakesh Maria.
He pointed out that probe
into any case is "a collective team work", and the accused in the case -
Indrani Mukherjea and her former driver Shyamvar Rai - are now in
judicial custody.
"As for the ongoing investigations, we shall
monitor it in the right and professional way. We shall also inform the
media the factual and correct developments in the case," Ahmed said.
On
his immediate agenda as the new police chief, he said priority would be
for security and ensuring law and order, safety of women and children,
service delivery both inside and outside the police stations to common
citizens, and easy and open access to the men and officers of the police
force to address peoples' grievances.
He also assured that the
police would aim to ensure safe and peaceful celebrations of the 10-day
long Ganeshotsav starting on September 17 and the Bakri Eid festival.