The aggrieved family members of the advocate Rajesh Suri, an RTI activist, who was suspected to have been murdered in November 2014, said that no progress being made regarding the case, they are for the case to be transferred to the Supreme Court from the High Court. They alleged that some crucial evidences are going missing, delaying things further.
The death of the advocate which sent shock waves across the State is still remaining stuck in the pile of files with the mystery behind the death remaining elusive. Though the case has gone through several twists and turns over the years no substantial progress has been made. Seeking justice for what they said their brother’s murder, siblings of the deceased Rita Suri and Raj Suri said that despite the orders from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Presidential Secretariat for a proper investigation into the death, things are not moving as they should. They said that the State Government is not as active as it should be to bring the case to its logical conclusion.
Venting frustration over the non-progress of the case, they held the system responsible which helps the accused. “The case has been moving from place to place and there are even attempts to destroy evidences. The longer the time it takes the more the accused get chances to escape the law. Crucial documents which could have helped to pin down the accused go missing. We are thus appealing for the hearing of the case to be transferred to Supreme Court. We are moving the High Court with this appeal,” said Rita Suri.
Talking to The Pioneer , Raj Suri said that they have lost confidence in police. “ Even the High Court has mentioned in its orders that some members of the State police have been connected with the accused which is why the case is taking so long. The Special Bench which was constituted is not as active as it should be. As far as the writ (39/2017) we have filed is concerned the hearing is being held at long intervals. Thus we want the case to be forwarded to Supreme Court. The case is a high profile one and it involves land mafias and other mighty officers. They know the trick to delay things,” he said.
He further said, “We came across the will of our brother in which he had clearly mentioned that if he died under mysterious circumstances the letter he was writing should be taken as an evidence. “However, regrettably, the letter has not yet been used in the case yet,” he added.
Rita Suri said, “My brother was an active person who highlighted many corruption deals. When we saw nothing was coming up I filed an RTI and collected all the papers which exposed the intentional or unintentional apathy of the officials concerned. Even after the DIG’s order, the special investigation team (SIT) has not contacted us.”