Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 21
The ACAUT today approached the public prosecutor for filing a petition against the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dimapur order on August 10, 2016 which issued a directive to release 8 of the 11 oil tankers impounded from a petrol pump in relation to the fuel adulteration.
However, the Public prosecutor told the ACAUT that it was not possible for him to appeal against the CJM’s order. Instead, the public prosecutor told us approach to the High Court, an ACAUT member said.
He also “advised” us to file the petition through the investigation officer, an impossible task, the member added.
On August 30, the police had met utmost public resentment in Chumukedima when they went there to carry out the Court’s directive and release the impounded trucks.
It resulted in a daylong impasse between the police and the public spearheaded by the Chumukedima Town Youth Organisation (CTYO).
Police said it was only carrying out an order to release and hand over to the owners, 8 of the 11 oil tankers, which were found at Nagame Petrol Pump when ACAUT carried out an inspection of suspected adulteration sites on June 27 leading to the exposé.
The public anger had forced the police to withhold executing the magisterial directive.
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