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The senior counsel also submitted that the investigators had not probed if there were instructions from government functionaries to the police to become inactive. “The state government played a suspicious role and its criminal negligence is clearly visible,” he argued.
Desai reiterated the improper use of the army to quell the riots, and also highlighted inaction on part of the government to take action against newspapers for provocative coverage. The next hearing is scheduled for August 27. -mahesh@khaleejtimes.com
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