The Calcutta High Court on Monday rebuked the Bengal Police for carrying out a sloppy investigation in the Sandeshkhali case where a raiding team of the Enforcement Directorate was attacked by the supporters of local TMC leader and strongman Shahjehan Sheikh. The ED was raiding the house of Shahjehan in connection with the Rs 10,000 crore ration scam that has seen Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick going to jail.
Dealing a judicial rap on the Police knuckles the Bench of Justice Joy Sengupta asked why they had managed to arrest only four persons in the past 10 days when hundreds of people were seen carrying out the attack giving serious injuries to the ED officials besides damaging their vehicles.
The Judge also asked as to how the Police were not able to nab the main accused Shahjehan who had managed to file a petition from his ‘undisclosed’ location before the High Court with a pleading of being heard.
The Court asked the police to produce the case dairy o the next date of hearing.
The Police have earlier told the court that Shahjehan was absconding whereas many local party men and villagers were telling the media that he was very much in his village and contrary to reports that he might have slipped into Bangladesh was conducting his party affairs from his house.
Meanwhile, the ED officials on Monday conducted fresh raids in four locations in Kolkata. The raids were conducted in money transferring offices allegedly owned by another TMC leader from Bongaon Shankar Adhya who is now in police custody. ED has been quizzing Adhya to know his alleged role in transferring thousands of crores of rupees belonging to the top TMC leadership to Bangladesh, Dubai, Baharin and other countries.