CBI wrong choice to conduct an accident probe: WB CM
The Hindu
Mamata Banerjee said that during her tenure she asked the CBI to probe the Gyaneshwari Express accident, but the probe has not concluded even 12 years later
Observing that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is best suited to probe criminal cases, West Bengal Chief Minister on Monday sought to know why the investigation into the Odisha train accident was being handed over to the central agency
“CBI investigates criminal cases. This is an accident case. We want people to know the truth not have the truth supressed,” Ms. Banerjee said.
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The former Railway Minister said that during her tenure she asked the CBI to probe the Gyaneshwari Express accident, but the probe has not concluded even 12 years later.
“There is a Railway Safety Commission, which usually probes these incidents,” the Trinamool Congress chairperson said.
Ms Banerjee postponed her visit to north Bengal and paid homage to the deceased in the railway accident. Three bodies were brought to a police outpost on Vivekananda Setu from Odisha and the Chief Minister offered wreaths. “Dead bodies of 90 people have already been identified, while we are working to identify the remaining and are working with the Odisha government,” she said. The Chief Minister also visited the state run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata to meet with injured passengers.
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