Birbhum violence: 15-member CBI team with CFSL experts reaches Rampurhat village
Birbhum (West Bengal), March 26: After the Calcutta High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the Birbhum violence case, a 15-member team of the investigative agency arrived at the crime scene in Rampurhat on Saturday to probe the case.
The team which is led by deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Akhilesh Singh also includes Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) experts.
CBI, on the other hand, has named 21 accused under Section 147, 148, 149 and other Sections in FIR on suspected offence of armed rioting.
Manoj Malviya, the Director-General of Police (DGP) West Bengal, on Friday stated that as many as 11 individuals have been arrested in the case so far.
Following the killing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh, a mob allegedly set houses on fire in the Rampurhat area of West Bengal's Birbhum on Tuesday, killing eight people.
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Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, visited Bagtui village on Thursday to meet the relatives of those killed in the violence.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the West Bengal government's SIT to hand over case papers and accused persons detained by it to the central investigation agency.
The state government was also ordered by the court to install CCTV cameras for round-the-clock surveillance. CCTV cameras have been put in the Rampurhat violence-affected region in accordance with this order.
In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had sought a thorough report on the arson incident from the West Bengal government. The action was taken after a nine-member delegation of BJP MPs from West Bengal met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to request his intervention and action against the offenders.
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