While the hawala case of Katni allegedly involving Minister Sanjay Pathak is haunting the State Government, the Class III employees have announced to go on an indefinite strike from February 3, if the transfer of Katni SP is not cancelled.
State president of the Class III employees association Arun Dwivedi said that around five lakh employees would remain on strike if the demand is not fulfilled.
Meanwhile, in the presence of heavy police force and the directives issued by the administration that no protest rally is allowed, Katni town witnessed unprecedented calm on Thursday.
On Thursday, after the students’ panchayat organized at Chief Minister's residence, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told media persons that the cases related to hawala would be handed over to the Enforcement Directorate.
later, in an official statement, the Government said that according to the cases - 738/16, 739/16, 741 registered under sections 420, 467 and 471 of the IPC and crime No. 1367/16 under section 420, 204 and 506 of the IPC - some criminals exchanged currency through fake bank accounts by forging documents in Katni Axis bank at district Katni.
An inquiry is being conducted by the SIT in these cases. In the light of the facts that came to the fore in these cases, it appeared an appropriate enquiry was necessary.
The State Government has decided that the Enforcement Directorate should be urged to conduct an inquiry in all these cases. Accordingly, the Enforcement Directorate has been apprised about the cases, the statement added.