The Supreme Court today ordered Chhattisgarh government to produce before it 12 persons who have been missing after they filed petitions seeking CBI probe into the killings of around a dozen villagers in Dantewada district as a part of anti-Naxal operation.
The apex court, which came down heavily on the state government, asked it to locate the missing persons and present them before it by next Monday on February 15.
Taking a serious note of the allegations, a bench comprising justice B Sidershan Reddy and justice SS Nijjar expressed displeasure over the entire incident and said "we are shocked and amazed at the attitute of the state government thatwhile the matter is pending before us these things are taking place".
The Bench said the state government was behaving in such way that it feels that those who do not agree with its view don't have any right to live.
The petition filed by a human rights activist alleged the kith and kin of the victims, who filed petitions in the apex court, were allegedly abducted by the Chhattisgarh police.
The petition filed by Himanshu Kumar alleged a 28-year-old key witness Sodi Sambo, who was undergoimg treatment for a bullet wound, was last seen here at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Adcvocate Atul Jha, appearing for Chhatisgarh government, said the orders of the apex court will be communicated to the
concerned authorities.
"We will take all possible steps to produce the alleged missing persons," he said and denied the state police abducted them.
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