PIL filed in Allahabad HC for CBI probe into Mathura clashes

A PIL was today filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, seeking a CBI inquiry into the Mathura violence.
It is likely to come up for hearing on June 13.
The Public Interest Litigation, filed by IP Singh of Azamgarh district, seeks a direction to dismiss the judicial commission constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the incident where clashes between the police and encroachers left 29 people dead last week.
Petitioner's counsel Ashok Pandey said his client has also
prayed for a probe by CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
On June 7, the Supreme Court had refused to order a CBI probe into the incident.

A vacation bench of Justices PC Ghose and Amitava Roy had said it was not inclined to pass any order in the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court.