West Bengal post-poll violence

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the arrest of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Nandigram election agent SK Supiyan in the murder case of a BJP leader, being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

In a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee government, the five-judge Supreme Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justices IP Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged cases of murder and crimes against women during the violence that followed the elections in West Bengal.

The Calcutta High Court Bench had received a brief report from the seven-member NHRC team, now visiting the state to look into the complaints regarding West Bengal post-poll violence.

Moments before his death, Sarkar had uploaded a video on Facebook highlighting how the Trinamool workers not only ransacked his house and of the NGO, but also mercilessly killed puppies and specifically blamed TMC for the attack on him and his eventual death.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to June 18, in a case related to post-poll violence in West Bengal.

The minor, belonging to a Scheduled Caste community, has alleged that she was gang-raped, solely for her family’s political affiliations and for her religious beliefs.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed a local police station to give protection to Sankari Das, a Bhartiya Janta Party member. Das had alleged she had become a targeted of post-poll violence because of her political affiliation. The order was passed by Justice Biswajit Basu on a petition by Das.