AMN /
Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and the National Investigating Agency, NIA on a plea against removal of public prosecutor in 2008 Malegaon blasts case. Special Public Prosecutor for National Investigating Agency, Rohini Salian, had made allegation that she was asked to go soft in the case involving Hindu right-wing groups.
The petition filed by human rights worker and writer, Harsh Mander, said Ms. Salian’s allegations raised suspicions whether an attempt was made by the NIA, acting for its political masters, to compromise a free, fair and transparent trial. NIA had , however, countered Salian’s allegations, saying the case is yet to reach trial stage and she was not bypassed.