Arunachal govt hands over Ojing Taying murder case to CBI

The Arunachal Pradesh government has handed over the Ojing Taying murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), a government release said here today.

In a letter to the CBI yesterday, Arunachal Pradesh Home commissioner while transferring the case submitted the gist of the case along with the detail report of investigations made so far by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police, the release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.

Ojing Tayeng, former finance secretary of All East Siang District Students Union (AESDSU) and two of his friends were brutally attacked by unidentified youths in Itanagar on the night of June 10 last year and succumed to his injuries in Guwahati on June 19.

The case was first investigated by Itanagar Police and then transferred to the SIT on April 27 this year.

However, the state government took cognizance that despite the case being registered more than a year ago, no substantive progress was visible and there were still no clues about the culprits, it said.

"It viewed that investigations were not progressing satisfactorily compared to the seriousness and sensitivity of the case," the release said.

Further, specialised and technical investigation is required by an expert police force to expedite the investigations, the government observed.

After the matter was examined by the competent authority based on recommendation made by the state Director General of Police, it was decided that the state Home Department would transfer the case to the CBI for speedy delivery of justice to the victim and bereaved family members, the release added.