SC to hear plea for CBI probe in post-poll violence in Bengal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the status of the probe into alleged murders of two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in West Bengal as it agreed to hear a plea for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a special investigation team (SIT) into the post-poll violence in the state. .

The plea has also called for probing chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s role in the violence.

Separately, another petition was filed in the apex court that demanded imposition of President’s Rule in the state and formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the violence and killing of BJP workers.