The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed SSP of Ranchi Surendra Kumar Jha to provide adequate security to family members of deceased assistant sub inspector of Jharkhand Police Rupa Tirkey, who according to police had committed suicide. The family stays in Ranchi.
The court gave this direction while hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Devanand Tirkey; father of the deceased. Tirkey has accused that his daughter was forced to commit suicide by a person named as Pankaj Mishra. He has demanded a CBI probe into the matter. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, while hearing the case, also directed the State Government to file a counter affidavit in the next four week.
The court fixed July 29 as the next date of hearing.
The heating was done through video conferencing. The lawyer appearing on behalf of the State government informed the court that the government has appointed retired chief justice of Jharkhand High court Justice Vinod Kumar Gupta to investigate the death case of Rupa Tirkey. On this the court observed whether a provision of parallel probe exists in the CrPC.
In another development; Jharkhand High court expressed displeasure over transfer of ADG Anil Palta from CID of Jharkhand police. The court expressed its displeasure while hearing the case of blackmarketing of Remdesivir medicine. This case is being investigated by CID.
The court wanted to know as to why Palta was transferred without asking the high court at a time when the high court is monitoring the investigation. The court orally observed that if the police continue with such an attitude then the high court will have to refer the investigation to CBI.
However, the advocate general said that CID is investigating the case in a professional manner and his transfer is a routine matter and also he was not the investigating officer of the case.