Calcutta HC orders Bengal Govt report on PILs

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to file a report on the alleged parading of some arrested persons, accused of being involved in extortion, with ropes tied to their waist. A division bench presided by Justice Jay Sengupta said that the police should act within the law and no accused should be subjected to humiliation.

PILs alleged that the police were at various places in West Bengal parading persons, arrested on various charges, including extortion and intimidation. The vacation bench directed the state Government to file a report on the allegations within three weeks. The court directed that the PILs will come up for hearing again after four weeks.