Govt denies any rift between CBI and IB on Ishrat
New Delhi, July 17: Government today denied two premier organisations of the country -- the CBI and IB -- were fighting with each other over the issue of prosecuting IB officials in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case saying the "mud-slinging" was happening only in the press.
Minister of State for Home R P N Singh said there was no question of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) fighting with each other over the Ishrat fake encounter case that had taken place in Gujarat in 2004.
"The
mud-slinging
is
happening
only
in
the
press,"
he
told
reporters
here.
Singh
was
responding
to
a
question
on
the
reported
tussle
between
CBI
and
IB
over
prosecuting
IB
officials,
including
Special
Director
Rajender
Kumar,
who
were
allegedly
part
of
the
conspiracy
to
kill
the
19-year-old
Mumbra
girl
and
three
others
nine
years
ago.
Interestingly, following CBI's reported move, IB has lodged a complaint with the government against CBI saying prosecuting its officials in such cases would be demoralising for other officials in IB and may affect the organisation's functioning.
The Minister, however, made it clear that if any official is found guilty, he should be punished but no innocent would be harassed.
PTI