Govt. opposes ED’s stance for CBI probe
The Hindu
Cases against Monson
A statement of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before the Kerala High Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may have to step in for probing the cases against fake antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal should be viewed as a motivated one, according to a statement filed by the State Government before the High Court.
Opposing the ED’s stance, the government submitted that “the entry of the ED in the present case and its overenthusiasm shown through its counsel to bring the CBI, which has no role either legally or factually in the allegation made by the petitioner, in the picture cannot be viewed lightly”.
ED’s counsel had earlier submitted before the court that the agency could conduct a probe only into the financial trail of the alleged scam perpetrated by Monson. In fact, the CBI may have to step in to probe the other offences committed by him. The submissions were made when a petition filed by the former driver of Monson alleging police harassment had come up for hearing.