"Win for women": Nisith Pramanik on High Court ordering CBI probe in Sandeshkhali case

After the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik on Wednesday said that the court's order is a "win" for Sandeshkhali's women, who are being subjected to atrocities.

After the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik on Wednesday said that the court's order is a "win" for Sandeshkhali's women, who are being subjected to atrocities. "The incident that happened in Sandeshkhali is saddening. The court's order is a win not just for the women of Sandeshkhali but women who are being subjected to atrocities across West Bengal...," Nisith Pramanik said.

Notably, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed a court-monitored investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged cases of sexual assault and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. The women of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district have accused Shahjahan and his aides of grave excesses and atrocities. Multiple women on the island accused Shajahan and his aides of "land-grab and sexual assault" under coercion.

Earlier, the court in Kolkata remanded suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in ED custody till April 13. Shahjahan has been accused of forcibly occupying several lands in the Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal, according to ED sources.

ED also found many illegal financial transactions in the shrimp import and export business. The ED filed two Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) against him.

Earlier, on the directive of the Calcutta High Court, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Kolkata Police handed custody of Sheikh Shahjahan to the CBI. Issuing a contempt notice to the CID, the high court ruled on Wednesday that the case pertaining to the attack on ED officials be handed over to the CBI along with the custody of the prime accused, Shahjahan.

The court further observed that state police played 'hide and seek' in the matter.' After allegedly evading capture for nearly two months, the suspended TMC leader was apprehended by the West Bengal Police on February 29th. (ANI)

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