The 40 people have been booked for conspiring to target Haryana's Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu at his residence. The probe agency took over the case from the police on the direction of the state government.
Nearly 40 people have come under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for their suspected role in the violence that rocked Haryana in February this year – otherwise known as the Jat agitation.
The 40 people have been booked for conspiring to target Haryana's Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu at his residence. The probe agency took over the case from the police on the direction of the state government.
On Thursday, the agency spokesperson said three cases have been registered in connection with the stir that was led by the Jat community to demand their inclusion in the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. Officials told DNA that of the three FIRs, two pertain to the arson and rioting that took place at Abhimanyu's house. The third relates to allegations of looting of weapons from a company of Border Security Force (BSF) and Haryana police at Delhi bypass in Rohtak.
"Allegations include attacking, looting of weapons from the police guard, attempting to murder the family members of the Finance Minister in the government of Haryana and burning down his house. The CBI took over the investigation on the request of the Haryana government and further orders from the government of India," CBI spokesperson Devpreet Singh said.
According to the Haryana police, most of the accused are absconding. A team of CBI sleuths has been camping in Haryana since last Friday. They have also recreated the scene of crime with the help of forensic experts. Sources said a number of witnesses have come forward to aid the probe into the massive agitation, which resulted in the death of 30 people and financial losses worth hundreds of crores.
While, for now, the agency is focusing on three cases only, it is possible that the sleuths will probe incidents of violence that took place across Haryana, due to the possibility of common people being involved in the violence.
The accused have been booked under sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 307 (attempt to murder), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant), 395 (punishment for dacoity), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs50), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house), and 452 (house-trespass) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The second FIR includes the same charges with an addition of sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and section 120 B (punishment of criminal conspiracy).
The third FIR, related to the looting of weapons from a BSF company, also has sections 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) of the IPC and section 8B of the National Highways Act, 1956 (punishment for mischief by injury to national highway).
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