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Will cooperate with CBI probe into sting video: Uttarakhand CM Rawat

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday said he will fully cooperate with the CBI after the investigation agency had asked him to appear before it on May 24 in connection with a probe into the purported sting operation.

Updated on: May 22, 2016 09:02 PM IST
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday said he will fully cooperate with the CBI after the investigation agency had asked him to appear before it on May 24 in connection with a probe into the purported sting operation.

File photo of Uttrakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat (right).  The CBI on Sunday asked Rawat to appear before it on May 24 over a probe into an alleged “sting” video involving him. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
File photo of Uttrakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat (right). The CBI on Sunday asked Rawat to appear before it on May 24 over a probe into an alleged “sting” video involving him. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

“I will fully cooperate with the agency (CBI),” Rawat said.

The chief minister said he had earlier requested the CBI to come to Dehradun to question him as it would be difficult for him to go to Delhi to appear before them but they rejected his request.

Uttarakhand cabinet had on May 15 made a recommendation for forming a judicial panel headed by retired high court judge to probe into a string of significant issues during the President’s rule in the state.

The state cabinet also had decided to constitute a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the case as it was a state subject.

Rawat said that CBI, the SIT and the judicial panel will simultaneously probe into the sting operation.

 
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