Delay in justice to woman scribe worries Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists

A Correspondent

Itanagar: Taking exception to the inordinate delay in providing justice to senior journalist Tongam Rina and the office of The Arunachal Times, the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) condemns the lackadaisical attitude on display.

A case of vandalism of The Arunachal Times’ office and an attempt to murder Rina are currently pending before different courts in the State.

So far, with the facts laid bare it has come to light that a number of evidences relating to the cases have astonishingly gone missing from the Itanagar Police Station’s evidence room.

“While as a fraternity we are deeply shocked by such developments, such revelations should be a matter of concern for all citizens. The disappearance of evidence in such violent cases is not only alarming but also reflective of the ineptitude of the investigative machinery,” the journalist body said in a statement here on Friday.

“If cases relating to the press that is supposed to give voice to the people are handled with such callousness, one shudders to think how cases involving the vulnerable are handled,” the APUWJ wondered.

“As a body, we still would like to keep our faith on the police and judiciary. We hope that these two important pillars of our Indian democracy do not fail us,” it added.

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