Vimal Negi’s family, friends hope now justice will be done

The family and friends of deceased Vimal Negi today welcomed the Himachal High Court’s decision to hand over the case to the CBI and said that the order had ignited their hopes of getting justice. “We are extremely thankful to the High Court for handing over the case to the CBI. We had lost all hope in the state’s investigating agencies. We are hopeful now that we will get justice,” said Surender Negi, brother of Vimal Negi.

Surender accused the state government and the police of trying to suppress facts and divert the investigation. He said that they would soon launch a protest against the officials, who had tried to bungle the investigation. “We were the complainants but the police started investigating the properties of Vimal Negi. They tried to show that he was in depression. It clearly showed that the effort was to take the investigation to another direction and save the higher officials named in the FIR,” he alleged.

A relative pointed out that Vimal Negi’s missing mobile phone and the story weaved around the pen drive found on his body also proved that the investigation was merely a charade to save the higher officials. “There’s massive corruption at the bottom of the whole incident and we suspect it was not a suicide but a murder,” he claimed.

Meanwhile, the employees of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, also welcomed the court decision. “I am very happy that the case has been handed over to the CBI. Now, we hope the truth will come out,” said Vimal Negi’s colleague.

Himachal Tribune