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Rohatgi: Yet, the SIT took it more seriously than what the SC had said. Are saying that everyone was mixed up and only three officers were saying the truth.

Rohatgi: In the complaint there are 63 accused, apart from the doctoring business. In Protest many more are accused. They take officer of a particular rank and all successive officers appointed to that rank are made accused.

Rohatgi: That phase not used.

Bench: SIT was to enquire about continuing conspiracy?

Rohatgi: The SC said SIT please examine the complaint because she might have further material relatable to Gulberg. SC does not talk about conspiracy.

Bench: These elections were held in which month?

Rohatgi: In Dec.

Bench: Is the allegation that it was continuous conspiracy? Is it mentioned in complaint?

Rohatgi: [addresses the allegation pertaining to elections] Preponing or postponing election how was it related to further material in Gulberg. The guiding light is the order of SC which said SIT please look into the complaint for further material relatable to Gulberg.

Rohatgi: Allegation No. 16. It is about transfer of officers at grassroot level. Milord, kindly note, the major part of the complaint was taking from the affidavits of the the officers (including Shreekumar). She did not have personal knowledge of this. 

Rohatgi: The conclusion is that there is no delay. This by itself destroys all allegation of conspiracy by higher officials. If the idea was to conspire, the army would not have been called within 3 hours of the riots.

Rohatgi: Then the allegation on PPs. Every gentleman who are PPs have been examined by SIT. In this one, your lordship, will not find Arvind Pandeya. He was not mentioned in the complaint. As I had informed yesterday, he was only a PP of State Govt. before the Commission.

Rohatgi: Then allegation is a press statement. Then allegation No. 30. No direction against bandh.

Rohatgi: Then allegation is delay in requisition of army. No need to read, this has come again and again.

Rohatgi: Then allegation is press statement. Then allegation No. 30. No direction against bandh.

Rohatgi: Allegation of delay in deploying army. Army was airlifted, how do they say delay. Centre and neighbouring state were asked to provide force. There was no material to hold that there was any truth in the allegation.