Today, On 14th May A female BJP worker, Piyali Das, surrendered in the Sandeshkhali case, accused of fabricating sexual assault complaints against TMC leaders. The court remanded her to judicial custody for coercing a woman into signing a blank paper. The case raised doubts about the authenticity of the movement, initially a protest against land grabbing, turning into allegations of sexual atrocities committed by TMC leaders.
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Today(on 2nd May), the CBI conducted an inquiry into land appropriation accusations against Trinamool Congress’s Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali. Locals accused him and his associates of land seizure and mistreatment of women. The CBI also issued notices to individuals associated with him regarding an attack on the Enforcement Directorate. The Calcutta High Court instructed the state to aid in the investigation.
