Arunachal govt dismisses Apang’s charge of conspiracy

Gamlin said though the SIC was constituted by the state government,it was investigating the PDS scam independently as per court directives.

“The allegations are completely unfair and uncalled for. To enable the remaining investigation to be conducted properly,independently and expeditiously,the court directs M S Chauhan to head the investigation team and will report directly to the court and not to any other state agency,” Gamlin said,quoting the court order of June 15,2007.

He said the court had also directed registration of separate cases for efficient investigation of the scam to avoid any anomalies.

“To interrogate the other accused,separate cases will be registered in different districts by the SIC and the state government has no power to intervene in any cases,” he said.

Asked why the case was forwarded to district Session Judge court in Assam’s North Lakhimpur district,the spokesman said that it was done as per the court order for conducting a free and fair trial of the case.

Apang was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in seven days police custody for his alleged involvement in a scam relating to loss suffered by the public exchequer due to false and fraudulent hill transport subsidy bills which were cleared without financial concurrence.