Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Investigate Bengal Congress Councillor's Murder

The court further ordered that the investigation of the matter be handed over to the CBI from the West Bengal police.

Calcutta High Court. (Source: Getty Images)

New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI inquiry into the death of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu of Jhalda Municipality in West Bengal's Purulia district.

At the request of Purnima Kandu, the councillor's widow, Justice Rajasekhar Mantha instructed the central agency to provide a report on its inquiry into the issue within 45 days, news agency PTI reported.

The court further ordered that the investigation of the matter be handed over to the CBI from the West Bengal police.

Kandu was shot killed by intruders on March 13 while out on an evening stroll near his home in Jhalda.

STF Arrested Brother, Contract Killer For The Bengal Congress Councillor's Murder

Earlier on Saturday, STF nabbed the politician's brother as well as a contract killer who was paid to carry out the killing, according to a senior officer.

SIT investigators identified them based on information supplied by Kandu's arrested nephew, the accused brother's kid.

Five persons have been detained in connection with the March 13 shooting death of Kandu, a councillor in Jhalda Municipality.

"The murder was an act of personal vengeance. There has been a dispute between the two brothers. Three to four years back, the arrested brother had attempted to kill Tapan Kandu but failed," the IPS officer informed PTI.

According to the brother, his fury escalated after his son, a Trinamool Congress politician, lost the municipal election against Kandu.

According to him, the "contract murderer" is a Bihar resident who was solicited on behalf of the brother by the guy apprehended by the SIT from Giridih on Friday.

(With PTI Inputs)