With probe into Muzaffarnagar riots is still in it’s primarily stage, state government finally sanctioned six more months times to one member commission headed by Justice (Retd) Vishnu Sahai to complete the enquiry.
Sahai seeks further extension after the two-month deadline to submit the report already expired earlier this week. The commission has been making enquiry into into Muzaffarnagar riots that left over five dozen people dead besides leaving over 50000 homeless.
"The tenure of former Justice Vishnu Sahai commission, constituted to probe into Muzaffarnagar riots, has been extended by six months", disclosed Special Secretary (Home), Saroj Kumar. He was replying to query by media persons about govenrment’s decision over request made in this regard by Commission, here on Thursday evening.It may be mentioned that the one-member judicial inquiry commission of Justice Vishnu Sahai was constituted by the government on September 10 to probe the Muzaffarnagar violence starting from Kawal incident on August 27 till September 9. The Commission was also asked to look into administrative lapses, if any, in controlling the violence.
The report was supposed to be submitted to the government within two months. The Commission has reportedly received more than 350 written statements and has also visited Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Meerut and Saharanpur districts affected by communal violence in September.