<p>A month after the government asked the CID to inquire into the multi-crore advertisement scam in the BBMP, it has emerged that the Lokayukta could still continue and complete the ongoing investigation into the scam.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Based on a report by K Mathai, BBMP assistant commissioner (advertisements), the government (on January 22, 2016) ordered a CID inquiry into the Rs 2,000-crore scam. <br />“The government asked the CID to just inquire and report,” a senior police officer said, pointing out that “nowhere had the government asked the Lokayukta to stop the probe.” <br />“The government has no power to ask the Lokayukta to stop investigation into the scam. Such a directive has to come from the court,” the official explained.<br /><br />Even if the CID goes ahead and conducts an inquiry into the scam, the Lokayukta police can simultaneously continue the investigation. <br /><br />Inquiry implies just reporting the facts to the government, while investigation includes filing charge sheet and a trial by the court. <br /><br />A senior police official said that the government wanted just an “inquiry” and not “investigation” into the scam. <br /><br />“Had the government asked for a CID investigation, it would have become a tricky issue as no two parallel investigations can be held into the same case,” he pointed out. <br /><br />Earlier, there was a view that no two First Investigation Reports (FIRs) could be registered for the same case or no two parallel investigations could be done by two agencies into the scam. <br /><br />“There is no need to file an FIR for just an inquiry. It, however, is a must to register an FIR to investigate the scam,” the officer clarified. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>A month after the government asked the CID to inquire into the multi-crore advertisement scam in the BBMP, it has emerged that the Lokayukta could still continue and complete the ongoing investigation into the scam.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Based on a report by K Mathai, BBMP assistant commissioner (advertisements), the government (on January 22, 2016) ordered a CID inquiry into the Rs 2,000-crore scam. <br />“The government asked the CID to just inquire and report,” a senior police officer said, pointing out that “nowhere had the government asked the Lokayukta to stop the probe.” <br />“The government has no power to ask the Lokayukta to stop investigation into the scam. Such a directive has to come from the court,” the official explained.<br /><br />Even if the CID goes ahead and conducts an inquiry into the scam, the Lokayukta police can simultaneously continue the investigation. <br /><br />Inquiry implies just reporting the facts to the government, while investigation includes filing charge sheet and a trial by the court. <br /><br />A senior police official said that the government wanted just an “inquiry” and not “investigation” into the scam. <br /><br />“Had the government asked for a CID investigation, it would have become a tricky issue as no two parallel investigations can be held into the same case,” he pointed out. <br /><br />Earlier, there was a view that no two First Investigation Reports (FIRs) could be registered for the same case or no two parallel investigations could be done by two agencies into the scam. <br /><br />“There is no need to file an FIR for just an inquiry. It, however, is a must to register an FIR to investigate the scam,” the officer clarified. <br />DH News Service</p>
