With 2 more FIRs on Wednesday, the CBI has so far re-registered as many as 40 cases related to post poll violence in West Bengal following the Calcutta high court orders.
Out of the two new cases , the first was earlier registered at Jhargram police station in Jhargram district as FIR No.55/2021 dated March 21, 2021.
The case was lodged on the allegations that the accused, residents of Pindrakuli in the district, attacked the victim on the same day with sharp weapons due to their alleged political rivalry, while the victim was sitting in a tea stall.
The victim was admitted to Jhargram Super Speciality Hospital. Later, the victim succumbed to the injuries.
The other case was earlier registered at Narendrapur police station in South 24 Parganas district as FIR No. 588/2021 dated May 6 on the allegations that the accused and others attacked the house of the complainant on May 5 this year due to alleged political rivalry.
It was further alleged that the victim (complainant’s husband) who tried to intervene with the miscreants, was attacked. The victim was rushed to the May 6, he succumbed to injuries.
The CBI is taking over cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal in compliance with the orders of Calcutta High Court passed in connection with a clutch of writ petitions.
The HC had passed the orders on August 19 and took over the investigation of these cases earlier registered at different police stations of West Bengal on various allegations.
CBI has so far registered 40 cases and Investigation is continuing in these cases.