Shillong, June 6: Minister in-charge Animal Husbandry & Veterinary AL Hek on Friday supported the demand for a central bureau of investigation (CBI) probe into the recent murder of a tourist from Indore, Madhya Pradesh (L) Raja Raghuvanshi, after he and his wife went missing while on a honeymoon to Sohra.
Speaking to reporters, Hek said, “Yes, we also say that there is a need for a CBI inquiry. Even the chief minister has also sent a letter (asking) for CBI inquiry.”
He said the state administration and state police have done whatever they could to continue searching for the deceased’s wife, Sonam, who is still missing.
Hek, who is also a senior BJP leader, informed that immediately after receiving information of BJP in Madhya Pradesh that the couple went missing on May 23, he had reviewed the search operation on May 24.
The minister said the entire community including traditional heads and villagers of the area have extended their help to search for the missing couple.
Slamming the section of the national media for misreporting the incident and thereby defaming and tarnishing the image of Meghalaya, Hek said, “This is highly unacceptable.”
“The police are still investigating to get to the bottom of this case. To say that all Meghalayans are murderers is not acceptable. Moreover, thousands of tourists are visiting Meghalaya on a daily basis and there has been no such incident happening. Just because of one isolated incident, you say that Meghalayans are murderers we condemn such allegations,” he said adding “I want to send a message to the Centre and Madhya Pradesh that people of Meghalaya are not against tourists or people from outside.”
Stating that criminals are there in every state in the country, Hek said, “People with criminal mindset are everywhere. Can we say they are not there in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore? Can we say there is no crime in Madhya Pradesh, in India? Crime is happening everywhere but just because of one incident and for you to blame the entire state it is totally wrong.”
“You cannot blame us. Therefore, we are committed to find out what exactly had happened and ensure those involved in the crime are punished to ensure such incidents do not happen in the near future,” he said.
“Meghalaya has proposed to have tourist guides but such incidents will happen despite providing guides and security. A person with criminal minded will do whatever at his own personal capacity not in the name of the community. I urge police to punish such culprits and we should not allow such crimes to repeat in our state or in other states in the country,” Hek stated.
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