Bengaluru: To ensure speedy disposal of long-pending cases before courts, the Bengaluru city police have asked the government to constitute special courts attached to the Central Crime Branch (CCB).
The city police have written to DG & IGP Om Prakash and Home Minister G. Parameshwar asking them to allocate the special courts. At present, the CCB is investigating underworld don Bananje Raja’s case, the cases involving Chhota Shakeel’s aide who was arrested recently, Comed-K scam, RGUHS examination scam, cases related to international drugs mafia and others.
DCP (Crime) CCB, K N Jithendranath told Deccan Chronicle, “We have requested the state government to allocate special courts as there are many cases pending before courts for trial. Also, the CCB is investigating major cases. If the special courts are set up, it will definitely help the crime branch dispose of cases quickly and will ensure timely justice to the people,” he said.
As of now, the cases are being heard before normal courts. The Central Crime Branch (CCB), which has seven wings Homicide & Burglary Squad (H&B), Women & Narcotic Squad ( W &N), Fraud and Misappropriation (F&M), Special Enquiry (SE), Organised Crime Wing (OCW), Finger Print Bureau and City Criminal Record Bureau special wings, deals with as many as 400 cases annually.
Few of the major cases investigated by crime branch
- Don Bananje Raja’s case in connection to the murder of Srinivas in 1997.
- Syed Niyamat, an aide of Chhota Shakeel, was arrested by CCB. Syed was reportedly disturbing harmony in the state. The police said, “Syed was planning to execute a few people over the next few days when he was arrested. The police intelligence wing had kept an eye on Syed’s movements. During the vigil, we found that he was in constant touch with Chhota Shakeel.”
- The case of answer scripts being tampered at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) is being investigated by CCB, where more than 10 people were arrested, including university and college officials.
- The bureau is also investigating Comed-K) seat blocking scam . As the case got exposed, understanding the magnitude, a special team was formed within CCB to investigate the case.
- The CCB had arrested a Nigerian drug peddler who was in India for four years illegally. Considering the drug racket case seriously, CCB has requested for the deportation of the accused Nnaji Chukwu Emeka (32), who was selling drugs that were smuggled in from south-west countries.
