SHILLONG, MAY 10: Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong on Friday said law will take its own case in regards to the complaint lodged against the incumbent Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Lajja Ram Bishnoi for allegedly using fake number plate.
Speaking to reporters, Tynsong said, “We received the FIR yesterday afternoon relating to a fake number plate. So now a case has been registered and the investigation has just started. So please give space, let the investigation start and thereafter let the law take its own course.”
Tynsong said, “How can I predict what can I say but for us our duty is what once FIR is filed we need to attend to this. The attention of the government has been drawn. That’s what I am telling you, we have already registered and the investigation has just started. That is the action right now.”
“Don’t ask that question to me and you. We cannot come to that conclusion because once we registered, investigation and again we have to file an affidavit to the court about the detailed investigation that we made. then we will be able to know exactly what court says yes this is wrong or this is right,” he added.
Interestingly just 10 days before the retirement of Dr Bishnoi, the former Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Meghalaya Police GK Iangrai filed an FIR on May 9th against Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Lajja Ram Bishnoi for allegedly misuse and tampering of registration number plate of his vehicle.
Asked , Tynsong however said, “I think the person who filed FIR, he draw the line again to the old case and this old case it becomes existing case because the court has yet to decide anything so I will not reply on that at all as the case is still on so let the court decide.”
Iangrai was arrested on November 2022 for his alleged involvement in the police vehicle scam.
He was arrested from his residence following a raid by the state police.
His arrest happened only after the police department submitted a detailed report to the home department into alleged misuse of 29 vehicles.