Cross-examination of former Pune Rural SP Haque begins before Koregaon Bhima Commission

27/10/2023

The Indian Express /by Chandan Haygunde

The commission had then deferred Haque’s cross-examination as lawyers had sought certain videos pertaining to the Koregaon Bhima violence from the police.
The cross-examination of IPS officer Suvez Haque started before the Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry on Thursday.
The two-member commission headed by retired High Court Justice J N Patel is probing into the causes that led to the violence in Koregaon Bhima area in Pune on January 1, 2018, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
Haque was the Superintendent (SP) of Pune rural police at the time of Koregaon Bhima violence, which took place in his jurisdiction.
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Extension after Extension: Maharashtra’s inquiry commissions stretch for years bearing high cost and no sight of report implementation

27/10/2023

The Indian Express / by Mohamed Thaver

As per a simple assessment, so far, a bill of nearly Rs 1 crore has been raised by the commission, which is still ongoing. The Commission is hopeful that it will complete the hearings by the end of this five-month extension.
On October 9, the ongoing Bhima Koregaon inquiry commission received its 14th extension for aa period of five months from the state government. While the committee set up in February 2018 was initially formed for a four-month period, it is now in its sixth year – operational for at least 48 months apart from break during Covid lockdown – and has received an extension till Feb 28, 2024.
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Also Read:
● Truth and dare in Bhima Koregaon (The Leaflet / Oct 2023)
● Top Investigating Officer Admits Elgar Parishad Event ‘Had No Role’ in Bhima Koregaon Violence (The Wire / Dec 2022)
● What is the Elgar Parishad and who Oganised It? (SabrangIndia / Sep 2018)
● Let’s Remember the Lesson of Bhima Koregaon: Down with the New Peshwai (Sanhati│ by Sudhir Dhawale │ March 2018)