Inquiry into 'Bhooporatam' firing postponed

Monday, September 3, 2007, 22:32 [IST]

Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, Sep 3 (UNI) The Justice A Panduranga Rao Commission appointed by the Andhra Pradesh Government to go into the police firing in the district in which six persons were killed last month during CPI (M)'s 'Bhooporatam' (land struggle) postponed its inquiry to tomorrow as neither the victims nor the witnesses attended the hearing which started today.

Counsel for the victims and witnesses said they could not be present as the summons did not specify the place and time of the inquiry. The Commission would meet at 1130 hrs tomorrow.

UNI

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