Kolkata: The West Bengal CID has summoned six CISF personnel who had been on obligation at sales space quantity 126 in Jorpatki in Sitalkuchi meeting constituency the place 4 individuals had been killed in a firing by the central forces personnel throughout voting, an official stated on Monday (May 10).
The six CISF officers, together with two of its officers, have been requested to satisfy sleuths of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) of the CID, shaped to research the killings, at Bhawani Bhawan Tuesday morning, he added.
“Four CISF constables, one inspector and one deputy commandant have been served notices under section 160 of CrPC to appear before SIT of the CID in connection with the killing of four persons in Sitalkuchi firing incident during the fourth phase of voting on April 10,” the officer added.
According to sources, the CISF officers’ request to look earlier than the CID nearly citing the continuing COVID-19 pandemic had been turned down and all of them have been requested to be current bodily at Bhawani Bhawan by 11 am.
The firing throughout voting within the Cooch Behar district had hogged nationwide limelight and triggered a fierce disagreement between the TMC and the BJP.
Meanwhile, on Monday, questioned the Inspector in-charge of the Mathabhanga police station in reference to the matter, he added.
The investigating officer of Mathabhanga police station was additionally questioned final Thursday.
At least 4 individuals died exterior sales space quantity 126/5 in Jorpatki in Sitalkuchi meeting constituency when CISF personnel brazenly fired “in self defence” through the fourth part of polling held on April 10.
Following the incident, the ballot physique had suspended the polling course of within the sales space and later it banned political leaders together with Mamata Banerjee from coming into Cooch Behar district for the subsequent three days.
The state authorities can be offering jobs of house guards to kin of victims in Sitalkuchi, Banejree has introduced.
