The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court which directed inquiries by the Cen...
The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court which directed inquiries by the Central Bureau of Investigation into some of the cases related to violence after Assembly elections in West Bengal earlier this year, Live Law reported.
On August 19, the Calcutta High Court had ordered CBI inquiry into cases involving allegations of murder, rape and crimes against women.
In its plea, the West Bengal government has submitted that it did not expect the CBI to conduct a fair investigation. The Mamata Banerjee-led government has accused the agency of working at the Centre’s behest to file cases against members of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
The CBI has already begun its investigation into the post-poll violence. Last week, the agency made its first arrest in the case. It has filed at least 21 first information reports and conducted 15 raids in various parts of the state in relation to the case.
West Bengal had witnessed several incidents of violence following the Assembly election results on May 2. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress blamed each other for the deaths of multiple party workers. Various news reports put the toll between 11 and 14, but the police did not confirm the numbers.
On June 18, the Calcutta High Court had directed...
