Lack of officers is becoming a hindrance in the investigation of Manipur violence, one officer is monitoring 500 cases
Manipur Violence: 14 IPS and six inspectors have been sent from six states including Delhi to investigate the violence that took place a few months ago in Manipur. The 42 SITs formed there are investigating 3 thousand cases, but the lack of officers is coming in the way of investigating them better. Officials associated with the investigation say that according to this strength, one inspector has the responsibility of monitoring 7 SITs i.e. about 500 cases, which is not practical.
14 IPS and six inspectors have been sent from six states including Delhi to investigate the violence that took place in Manipur a few months ago. The 42 SITs formed there are investigating 3 thousand cases, but the lack of officers is coming in the way of conducting the investigation in a better manner.
Officials associated with the investigation say that according to this numerical strength, one inspector has the responsibility of monitoring 7 SITs i.e. about 500 cases, which is not practical.
After the investigation of Manipur violence was handed over to CBI, the Central Government has sent 14 IPS (DCP and SP rank) and six Inspectors from Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to help in the investigation. These officers will monitor the SIT investigation. Maximum three IPS from Delhi, Harendra Kumar Singh, Shweta Chauhan and Isha Pandey have been selected for investigation.
Officials say that an IPS can monitor three SITs, but an inspector may face difficulty in monitoring seven SITs, because one inspector will be responsible for 500 cases. This can cause many types of problems.
Churches and other religious places, houses, shops and offices were set on fire in the violence in Manipur. A large number of people were murdered, people were burnt alive, incidents of looting, rape and molestation took place. People were seriously injured. Cases related to this have been registered. Four categories have been created for investigation.
A police officer from Delhi says that there is a linguistic problem there. The situation is not completely normal. Both the communities are looking at each other as enemies. There is still an atmosphere of fear among the people. A large number of people are living in relief camps. The area is also not uniform, at some places it is plain and at other places it is hilly area. For this the number of inspectors should be increased.
It is noteworthy that on the instructions of the Supreme Court, officials from other states have been sent to investigate the Manipur violence. The status report related to the investigation is to be submitted to the Supreme Court on November 20.
