The Calcutta High Court has clarified that the CBI and ED have the authority to arrest Shahjahan Sheikh, the prime accused in the Sandeshkhali unrest, despite concerns of collaboration with state police. The court emphasized that the delay in his apprehension allows central agencies to take action. The previous stay order only applied to the constitution of an SIT.
Supreme Court declined to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) requesting a CBI/SIT inquiry into the allegations of sexual assault against women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. However, Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih allowed the petitioner to seek recourse from the Calcutta High Court, which has already initiated suo motu proceedings regarding the Sandeshkhali […]
