Sandeshkhali: Calcutta HC Tells Bengal Police To Hand Over Sheikh Shahjahan To CBI, Issues Notice To CID For Non-Compliance

Justice Harish Tandon of Calcutta High Court issued notice to West Bengal CID for not complying with the court order to handover custody

The police has to handover Shahjahan to CBI by 4:30 PM today

Source : ANI

Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal police on Wednesday to hand over custody of Sheikh Shahjahan to the CBI in compliance with Tuesday court orders. The police has to handover Shahjahan to CBI by 4:30 PM today.

Justice Harish Tandon of Calcutta High Court issued notice to West Bengal CID for not complying with the court order to handover custody. The court has sought response from the state CID on the non-compliance in two weeks.

Earlier today, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned West Bengal government's plea against the Calcutta High Court order before the Supreme Court for the second time. However, the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna told him to mention the case before CJI DY Chandrachud.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday transfered investigation against arrested Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh in the alleged attack on ED officers, to the  (CBI).

 

The high court bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya set aside an earlier order of the court that asked for SIT to be constituted with state police officers.

The CBI submitted in the high court that Shahjahan Sheikh was the mastermind behind the attack on ED officers in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali. The central agency contended that Shahjahan's custody needs to be handed over to the CBI, as after 15 days of him remaining in state police custody, no other agency would be able to seek his custody.

Several women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district had accused Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh and his aides of forcefull land-grab and sexually assaulting them under coercion.

Shajahan went absconding after a mob, allegedly affiliated to him, attacked Enforcement Directorate officials who had gone to search his premises in connection with a ration scam on January 5.

He was arrested last week by the West Bengal Police in connection with Sandeshkhali violence.