The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged killing of a BJP activist in Kolkata in May final yr, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
On the Calcutta High Court’s orders to probe post-poll violence in Bengal, the CBI has re-registered a case of abetment to suicide towards 9 folks, together with two staffers of the Baguiati Police station, as complained by the sufferer’s mom to a Justice of the Peace, they mentioned.
According to the process, the CBI re-registers FIR of native police with none modifications. However, it will possibly add or delete prices of FIR within the cost sheet filed after the completion of the probe.
The case pertains to the physique of Prasenjit Das discovered hanging outdoors his residence by his mom on May 23 final yr, they mentioned.
Das’s mom had filed the case earlier than the Barasat Justice of the Peace, alleging that her grievance was not registered by Baguiati Police Station.
She alleged that officers had forcefully taken away her son’s physique, performed post-mortally with out consent and later cremated him.
Alleging intimidation by the officers of the Baguiati Police station, she mentioned officers had taken her signatures on clean papers.
The sufferer’s mom had alleged that the Baguati Police station officers had refused to file an FIR on her grievance. She might file the grievance with the Bidhannagar Police Commissioner’s workplace, the sufferer’s mom had alleged.
The CBI has named Prasad Maity, Manotosh Biswas, Bapi Golder, Anitesh Mondal, Dipankar Singha, Bishnu Das, Biswajit Das and Baguiati Police Station officers Pallab Majhi and Sampa Chakraborty as accused within the FIR.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”