Govt will fully cooperate with CBI in Vimal Negi case: Sukhu

CM claims he asked the DGP to hand over probe to CBI, but doesn't agree with HC order that no HP-cadre officer should be part of the investigation

- Shailee Dogra

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that his government will not appeal against the recent high court order of handing over the probe into the death of Vimal Negi, chief engineer of the Himachal Pradesh power corporation, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

"We (the state government) will cooperate with the CBI and share all documents (related to the death). The state government will not appeal against the high court order. Vimal Negi should get justice," Sukhu said while addressing a press conference in Shimla.

In a setback to the Sukhu-led Congress government, the Himachal Pradesh high court bench of Ajay Mohan Goel had on May 23 directed the CBI to take over the probe from the state police's special investigation team (SIT), led by Shimla superintendent of police (SP) Sanjeev Gandhi. The high court ordered that no Himachal Pradesh-cadre officer should be attached with the CBI team for a fair investigation.