The following quotes from Addl DGP R B Sreekumar's fouth affidavit, document for the first time, the role played by the state bureaucrats and police officers.
As Addl DGP R B Sreekumar's fourth affidavit- a copy of which DNA managed to obtain-awaits admission to the commission, the following quotes from the affidavit, document for the first time, the role played by the state, through bureaucrats and top police officers
His comments about top officials in the state follows:
P K Mishra - Principal Secretary:
"Instrumental in giving illegal verbal instructions to the government functionaries."
Chief secretary G Subba Rao and Addl Chief Secretary Ashok Narayan:
“Both Subbarao and Ashok Narayanan have been given "post retirement benefits" with tenures as chairman of Electricity Authority and as State Vigilance Commissioner respectively, while the Nanavati-Shah commission is still enquiring into their roles in the riots.
G C Murmu: Secretary Law and order:
"informed me that government tasked him to brief all government officers, who were deposing before the Commission to ensure that the officer would not harm the government interests. I was also threatened that if I give statement contrary to State Government interests, I will be declared a hostile witness and dealt with suitably later… the whole meeting was a pre-planned and well focused massive exercise to coerce me to suppress facts, tell lies and present data in such a manner that would not expose the government functionaries, senior politicians and others, who played diabolical and criminal role during the long drawn out communal riots…"
Dinesh Kapadia - Under Secretary State Home Department:
"…had thrown his weight around me to ensure that I will speak in favour of the political interests of the government."
G C Raiger - ADGP Intelligence:
He attended meetings convened by the CM, the chief secretary and additional CS, but made no notes or record proceedings or minutes.
Sanjeev Bhatt - Superintendent of Police.
"Attended meetings with Raiger as his staff officer."
K N Sharma - Range IG Ahmedabad:
"…in whose jurisdiction many people were killed in riots."
Deepak Swaroop - Range IG Vadodara
"In whose jurisdiction Godhra incident had taken place and more over, there were many incidents of mass killings and other atrocities on minorities during riots."
MK Tandon - Addnl CP Ahmedabad
"In whose jurisdiction many gruesome mass murders had taken place - Naroda Patia, Gulbarg Society."
Amitabh Pathak - Range IG Gandhinagar
"…many people were killed in riots, i.e. Sardarpura in Mehsana Distrcit and many places in Sabarkantha district.
Shivanand Jha - Addnl CP Ahmedabad
"…many notorious atrocities on minority community were committed."
Other officials whose names are listed without comments include:
PC Pande - Ahmedabad police commissioner
K Nityanandam -Home Secy
Maniram - Additional DGP in-charge of Law and Order of Gujarat
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