The CBI is already investigating the case of the attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali and has registered three FIRs related to incidents on January 5.
Replying to a debate on a motion thanking President Droupadi Murmu for her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a viral video recently showed a woman being publicly beaten up in West Bengal, but the Opposition parties have remained silent.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a public flogging incident involving a couple in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district, allegedly carried out by a local TMC leader.
NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has requested permission from ECI to visit Sandeshkhali and other parts of West Bengal to investigate reports of post-poll violence against women.
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose expressed concern over reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, urging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take immediate action to restore peace.
Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of orchestrating conspiracy in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the Basirhat seat in North 24 Parganas district. Referring to social media videos, she claimed that a local BJP leader made women sign blank papers that were later used as false complaints against TMC leaders.
The girl, a Class-8 student, managed to escape and started shouting for help as family members and neighbours came out, police said, quoting the complaint.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a temporary camp office in Dhamakhali to handle complaints and expedite investigations related to the prolonged unrest in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.
TMC and BJP engage in a heated exchange following allegations of orchestrated sexual harassment complaints in Sandeshkhali. West Bengal CM Banerjee accuses the BJP of manipulating events, while Adhikari dismisses the claims as 'TMC conspiracy'.
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The court has instructed state authorities to offer their "fullest cooperation" to the ongoing investigation. The next hearing is scheduled for June 13, with the CBI directed to submit a further progress report.
Patra, a resident of Sandeshkhali, was named a candidate by the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. It was she who first raised the voice for the women of Sandeshkhali and all three accused in the case, namely TMC MLA Sheikh Shahjahan, Shibu Hazra and Uttam Sardar, were arrested later.
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress highlighted the alleged political motives behind the case, accusing the HC of overlooking the extensive efforts by the state police and hastily transferring the probe to the CBI.
Mamata's remarks came after the CBI recovered arms and ammunition during searches at two premises of an associate of now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali.
The CBI meanwhile has registered the first case in Sandeshkhali related to the land grab and sexual assault allegations against five influential people there.
A 10-member team of the CBI visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged crimes against women and land-grabbing, an official said.
Based on information gathered during its investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation received intelligence regarding a significant stockpile of arms concealed in Sandeshkhali. Acting on directives from the Calcutta High Court, the CBI had filed three FIRs pertaining to the matter.
Suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the state police on February 29, a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered that the CBI, ED or the West Bengal police could arrest him.
A special PMLA court in Kolkata has also remanded Shajahan Sheikh to 14 days' judicial custody in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case for alleged money laundering in the garb of the pisciculture business.
The Calcutta High Court had ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. The district magistrate was asked to publicise the email ID extensively within the locality.
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