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The Telangana High Court connected Thursday (November 27, 2025) directed the Patancheru Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhakar, the serviceman investigating the lawsuit of Sigachi blast case, to look earlier it connected December 9 with each applicable documents relating to the case.
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A Bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, proceeding a PIL plea connected Sigachi mill detonation that killed 46 persons, expressed interest implicit the hold successful the probe to hole up work for the detonation wrong the factory. The Bench wanted the IO to furnish each documents connected to the case, including the First Information Report, lawsuit diary and the study implicit the advancement of the investigation.
The seat noted that it was adjacent to 5 months since the detonation snuffed retired 46 lives and injured 28 persons but the probe could not beryllium completed. It sought to cognize from the Additional Advocate General T. Rajinikanth Reddy wherefore determination was nary advancement successful probing the case. The seat asked him wherefore the authorities did not represent a Special Investigation Team to finalise the case. The CJ said observed “this is not a execution oregon rape case, alternatively it is simply a much superior lawsuit and the probe could person been concluded by now” if a SIT was formed.
Counsel Vasudha Nagaraj, appearing for the petitioner K. Babu Rao, informed the seat that 8 persons went missing (believed to person been killed successful the explosion) portion 46 lives were mislaid successful the blast. The investigators did not absorption connected the space of missing persons. The advocator contended that the families of the victims who mislaid lives did not person the full compensation of 1 crore rupees each promised by the State government.
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Advocate Vasudha Nagaraj told the seat that the study of the Experts Committee constituted by the authorities to probe into the blast pointed retired galore lapses connected the portion of the mill management. The AAG informed the seat that the IO had examined 231 witnesses and recorded their statements, portion the authorities was taking each steps to guarantee the full compensation was paid to the families. The seat observed if examining much than 200 witnesses was not capable adequate to hole up who was liable for the tragedy. Wondering if the probe was progressing successful the close direction, the seat said if the lawsuit required court-monitored investigation.
