Morung Express News
Dimapur | June 30
There appears to be a blind on the Nagaland State Vigilance Commission’s investigation into the appointment of retired Additional Superintendent of Police, MKR Pillai as ‘Consultant’ to the Nagaland Police.
In the back drop of simultaneous inter-state raids and huge wealth uncovered from Pillai’s establishments by the crime and investigation wing of the Income Tax on June 8, the State Vigilance Commission had filed a suo moto case on the appointment of MKR Pillai as a Consultant to the Nagaland Police on June 12.
While any progress into the IT investigation of MKR Pillai and Sreevalsam business group are yet to be publicly stated, in Nagaland, the scenario over the affairs of the appointment of Pillai has not made any headway.
On June 14, Director General of Police (DGP) Nagaland, LL Doungel had informed that the consultancy contract of retired ASP, MKR Pillai in the PHQ has been terminated with immediate effect. He had stated, “To allay any misgivings from the public we have decided to terminate his consultancy with immediate effect.”
Pillai was working at the PHQ as a consultant for Motor & Transport, where he also deals with other matters such as Modernisation of Police.
In the same vein, Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu on June 15 pointed out that Pillai’s consultancy contract with the state police has been terminated and informed that an order to this effect would be issued. On the possibility of action by the Nagaland State Government, the CM had told media person that it would decide in a day or two.
But as on June 30, MKR Pillai still holds the designation as MTO/Consultant for the Nagaland Police Department on their website.
And more than two week after the filing of the suo moto case, the State Vigilance Commission is yet to make any headway on the investigation. For one, the Commission is yet to obtain access to documents related to the appointment from the Home Department.
“We have asked for the main documents pertaining to the appointment of MKR Pillai as Consultant to the Nagaland Police, however the Home Department is yet to furnish any to us,” a source from the Commission told The Morung Express.
And with the Home Department apparently delaying in sharing information/document related to the appointment order, the source from the Commission informed that it cannot make any headway into the investigation. It therefore has given some time to the department to hand over the documents. However, the source said it had not mentioned any timeframe.
DGP LL Doungel when contacted said he was not aware of updates on the investigation of Pillai’s case, either by the Income Tax Department or the State Vigilance Commission. On the whereabouts of Pillai, the DGP said he had no idea. The DGP cited he was currently out of station. There have been growing allegations that investigation into Pillai could unearth the involvement of politicians and high ranking officials in Nagaland.
The silence of the Nagaland State Government does not actually help in indicating these allegations as unfounded.
