HC summons HR&CE Commissioner to explain delay in probe into peacock idol theft
The Hindu
The court calls for case diary as the police were not able to pin down the mastermind
The Madras High Court on Thursday summoned Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Commissioner to explain why a fact-finding inquiry instituted in 2018 to probe the theft of Punnai Mara Nathar (holy peacock) idol from Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai, was not completed till date.
Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu directed the Commissioner to join the virtual court from the office of a Special Government Pleader on Monday.
They said the department ought not to have stopped the inquiry just because the police had taken up parallel investigation.
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