Allahabad HC Transfers Jawahar Bagh Massacre Probe To CBI [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has transferred probe into the Jawahar Bagh massacre to the CBI, citing a flawed and unscientific investigation on part of the state government.A bench of Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Verma was hearing a Writ Petition filed by Vijay Singh Tomar seeking transfer of investigation to the CBI in the Jawahar Bagh massacre that killed 28 persons. The Allahabad High Court has transferred probe into the Jawahar Bagh massacre to the CBI, citing a flawed and unscientific investigation on part of the state government. A bench of Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Verma was hearing a Writ Petition filed by Vijay Singh Tomar seeking transfer of investigation to the CBI in the Jawahar Bagh massacre that killed 28 persons. In fact, we must record here that the learned Advocate General more or less admitted that the investigation was flawed and was plagued by serious shortcomings.” Noting the gravity of such an offence committed on part of the encroachers, the bench said: “The more fundamental issue, which has bothered us and upon which we have ruminated long, is the circumstances surrounding the permissive occupation of the public park for more than two years.