Add The Wire As Your Trusted Source
HomePoliticsEconomyWorldSecurityLawScienceSocietyCultureEditors-PickVideo
Advertisement

CBI Files Two Chargesheets in West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Cases

The central agency is probing 24 cases related to post-poll violence in the state.
PTI
Sep 04 2021
  • whatsapp
  • fb
  • twitter
The central agency is probing 24 cases related to post-poll violence in the state.
Representative image of the CBI. Photo: PTI
Advertisement

New Delhi: The CBI has filed two chargesheets in the West Bengal post-poll violence cases, officials said on Friday, noting that one chargesheet was filed within nine days of taking over the case's investigation, while another was filed in just six days.

In a chargesheet filed on Friday, the CBI has named four people, Tuntun Chaudary, Chandan Singh, Lalan Singh and Animesh Paul, saying they allegedly hurled a bomb at a house in North 24 Parganas district in which a man was killed on June 6.

The agency registered the case on August 25.

Advertisement

The second chargesheet that was filed by the agency on Thursday was in connection with a body found in a paddy field in Nalhati in Birbhum district. The victim was identified as a resident of the nearby Jagdhari village.

The agency registered a case on August 28, they said, adding the CBI has charged Mainuddin S.K. and Mohammed Imran in the case.

Advertisement

The agency has recently registered two cases of two murders – one in South 24 Parganas and another in North 24 Parganas – in which the victims were allegedly attacked by sharp objects leading to their deaths, the officials said.

These take the tally of cases related to post-poll violence in the state, being probed by the agency, to 34, they said.

This article went live on September fourth, two thousand twenty one, at three minutes past two in the afternoon.

The Wire is now on WhatsApp. Follow our channel for sharp analysis and opinions on the latest developments.

Advertisement
Make a contribution to Independent Journalism
Advertisement
View in Desktop Mode