CBI charge sheet against Nandigram violence

The CBI submitted a charge sheet against 3 people for post-poll violence in Nandigram in Haldia court alleged murder of the BJP worker Debabrata Maiti.

Notably, the accused ttrio are already in custody but the name of Sheikh Sufian, the election agent of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was not mentioned in the charge sheet.

Following the Calcutta High Court’s order the CBI had registered a case on the alleged murder of the BJP cadre on Spetember 30 and while investigating Nandigram police had already nabbed three persons including Sk Mijanur. Sk Fatenur and Sk Emdadul Islam.

BJP Nandigram leader Pralay Pal said those behind the murder will not be spared. “We have faith in CBI. The mastermind of the murder will also be booked by them,” said Pralay.

The CBI had also nabbed two people including a minor for killing a BJP cadre in Nadia district. The central agency had booked 10 accused and unidentified people for allegedly breaking into the house of dead BJP leader Palash Mandal with firearms, dagger, tube well pipes and iron rod and allegedly killing him on June 14.

HC asks central agencies to work in harmony with state

The Calcutta High Court on Friday slammed the CBI and the ED, asking them to work in harmony with the West Bengal government. “There have been fights between the central and the state. The people of West Bengal have given their verdict and now the agencies should do their work peacefully,” said Justice Rajshekhar Mantha.

Notably, the CBI and the ED officials moved the Calcutta High Court after West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Bandhopadhyay summoned the officials of the central agencies to be present before him as the agencies did not take Speaker’s permission before arresting the MLAs and ministers in the Narada scam.

Though HC did not come out clear if the Speaker can summons the officials of central agencies, it asked both CBI and ED to move the court again if the Speaker summonses them again.