NEW DELHI, May 6 - Resuming its hearing on the loot of huge amount of cash and gold from a temple in Rani Tea Estate under mysterious circumstances, the Supreme Court today issued notices to Central Government, Assam Government and Director General of Police Assam returnable within six weeks.
A Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, was hearing the petition filed by former Army intelligent official Manoj Kumar Kaushal regarding theft of what is believed to be ULFA�s �loot money� amounting to over Rs 300 crore and a huge quantity of gold from beneath a temple near Guwahati. The money and gold, reportedly hidden under a temple in Rani Tea Estate, were collected from the owners of various tea gardens for ULFA allegedly by the owner of the tea garden Mridul Bhattacharyya, who was killed in 2012.
The petitioner today raised new demands calling for constitution of a high-powered committee to probe the matter.
He further mentioned that the confidential information was given to Army officials in Assam, which was leaked. He said that this aspect of the matter as to how the information got leaked should also be brought within the ambit of the probe. He further suggested that money and valuables recovered should be deposited into the government treasury.
It was alleged by the petitioner that at least 13 persons were involved in looting the hidden wealth. He also alleged that the stash was smuggled out of the temple by about a dozen individuals, in connivance with the police. Kaushal served in Assam from 2006 until 2009 before he retired from the Military Intelligence of Army.
NEW DELHI, May 6 - Resuming its hearing on the loot of huge amount of cash and gold from a temple in Rani Tea Estate under mysterious circumstances, the Supreme Court today issued notices to Central Government, Assam Government and Director General of Police Assam returnable within six weeks.
A Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, was hearing the petition filed by former Army intelligent official Manoj Kumar Kaushal regarding theft of what is believed to be ULFA�s �loot money� amounting to over Rs 300 crore and a huge quantity of gold from beneath a temple near Guwahati. The money and gold, reportedly hidden under a temple in Rani Tea Estate, were collected from the owners of various tea gardens for ULFA allegedly by the owner of the tea garden Mridul Bhattacharyya, who was killed in 2012.
The petitioner today raised new demands calling for constitution of a high-powered committee to probe the matter.
He further mentioned that the confidential information was given to Army officials in Assam, which was leaked. He said that this aspect of the matter as to how the information got leaked should also be brought within the ambit of the probe. He further suggested that money and valuables recovered should be deposited into the government treasury.
It was alleged by the petitioner that at least 13 persons were involved in looting the hidden wealth. He also alleged that the stash was smuggled out of the temple by about a dozen individuals, in connivance with the police. Kaushal served in Assam from 2006 until 2009 before he retired from the Military Intelligence of Army.
