Kolkata: A group of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which arrived on the West Bengal Police Headquarters on Wednesday, remains to be ready to get the custody of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, who’s going through allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing within the Sandeshkhali. The Calcutta High Court earlier set a brand new deadline – 4.15 PM – for the West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) handy over Shahjahanh Sheikh to the central probe company.
VIDEO | CBI groups arrives at West Bengal Police headquarters in Kolkata to take custody of arrested TMC chief Shajahan Sheikh.
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal authorities handy over the #Sandeshkhali ED official assault case accused Shajahan Sheikh to the… pic.twitter.com/cqbPygJiRq
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In a serious growth, the Calcutta High Court earlier issued a contempt discover to the West Bengal CID, directing them to switch the custody of Shahjahan Sheikh, a former Trinamool Congress determine going through allegations of extortion, land grabbing, and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali, to the CBI by the night.
High Court’s Directive To CID
The Calcutta High Court, expressing dissatisfaction with the state police’s dealing with of the matter, ordered the switch of custody to the CBI by 4:30 pm on Wednesday. Describing Sheikh as a outstanding political influencer, the court docket emphasised the necessity for an intensive investigation by the CBI and directed the custody switch by 4:15 pm.
Handover of Sandeshkhali accused Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI | Calcutta High Court observes that state police have performed disguise and search within the matter. The accused is a extremely political influencer. The investigation ought to be handed over to CBI and the custody of the accused by 4:15… pic.twitter.com/mON31HihnF
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Despite a earlier court docket order, the West Bengal authorities had refused to switch Sheikh’s custody to the CBI. Consequently, a CBI group dispatched to say his custody departed from Kolkata’s police headquarters with out their supposed prize on Tuesday, leaving the authorized tug-of-war unresolved. This choice prompted the pressing listening to of a plea within the Supreme Court difficult the Calcutta High Court’s directive for a CBI inquiry into the Sandeshkhali incident involving an assault on Enforcement Directorate officers.
PM Meets Sandeshkhali Assault Victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assembly with feminine victims of the Sandeshkhali assault on Wednesday additional highlighted the gravity of the scenario. Described as a compassionate interplay, PM Modi listened to the victims’ accounts attentively and empathetically. He characterised the affected girls as a part of his prolonged household and criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities for allegedly shielding the perpetrators.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met girls victims from Sandeshkhali. They put ahead their ordeal and PM heard them patiently like a father determine. The victims have been very emotional with the truth that PM Modi understood their ache: BJP sources
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2024
PM Modi additionally strongly condemned the TMC authorities’s dealing with of the Sandeshkhali incident, accusing it of neglecting the welfare of its residents, notably girls. He criticized the federal government’s alleged failure to handle the issues raised by the judiciary and highlighted the continued atrocities in opposition to girls, particularly these from marginalized communities.
“Under TMC’s rule, the women of this land have been tortured. Whatever happened in Sandeshkhali will put anyone to shame but the TMC government does not care about your issues. TMC government is hell-bent on saving the perpetrator. Their acts were first condemned by the High Court and then the Supreme Court as well. TMC leaders have committed atrocities on the women of the state. Leaders of TMC are torturing the women from poor, Dalit, and Adivasis groups. TMC government trusts its leaders more than it trusts the women of Bengal. TMC has full confidence in their leader but not in the women of West Bengal,” the Prime Minister stated.
After a chronic interval of inaction, Shahjahan Sheikh was apprehended by the West Bengal police on February 29. Subsequently, he was remanded to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat Court in West Bengal.
