Add Sheikh Shahjahan to Sandeshkhalicase, no reason not to arrest him: HC

 

 

 

THE Calcutta High Court Chief Justice on Monday ordered to addTrinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan to the Sandeshkhali case. The HC Justice asked to issue a notice in the case and said, “There is no reason to not arrest him.”“Public notice shall be given in this case. There is no stay order in Sandeshkhali cases. There is no reason to not arrest him,” the Court said. Amid tensions over the Sandeshkhali incident, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that the Governor’s job is to see when the elected Government takes action within the rule of law. If that is not done, then the Governor will intervene. “As we know from the newspaper reports, the Police came there, Ministers went there, and petitions were received. From what I understand from the newspapers, more than 800 petitions have been received.

 

The process has started, women have come forward, they have started asserting themselves; and now there will be a change...Generals may not fight, they make others fight. The Governor’s job is to see when the elected Government takes action within the rule of law. If that is not done, then the Governor will intervene,” he said. Terming the decision by theCalcutta High Court Chief Justice on Sheikh Shahjahan, as momentous, the Governoradded, there is no excuse fornot arresting Sheikh Shahjahanand he will be arrested. “That is a momentous statement or a decision given by theHigh Court, which means the culprit has to be arrested, there is no excuse for not arresting him, he will be arrested; he should be arrested,” he said. In Sandeshkhali violence, a poultry farm, houses, and offices were vandalised and set on fire. CPIM’s ex-MLA Nirapada Sardar and BJP’s leader Vikas Singh were arrested in the suo moto case filed by the police. Sandeshkhali has been on the boil for a few days as a section of women are seeking justice against alleged atrocities committed byTMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides.

 

A large number of women in Sandeshkhali had accused Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters of “landgrab and sexual assault” under coercion. Shahjahan continues to evade arrest, with both State police and central agencies unable to trace him. BENGAL POLICE ARREST ANOTHER TMC LEADER IN SANDESHKHALI, LODGE FIR AGAINST SHAJAHAN: THE West Bengal Police arrestedTMC leader Ajit Maiti from the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on the charges of land grabbing from villagers, an officer said on Monday. Maiti, considered a close aide of absconding TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, was detained on Sunday evening from the residence of a civic volunteer where he had locked himself for over four hours after being chased by villagers, he said.

 

SHEIKH TO BE ARRESTED IN 7 DAYS, PARTY DOESN’T SUPPORT CULPRITS: TMC: THE TMC said its strongman Shajahan Sheikh, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, will be arrested in seven days, asserting that the party doesn’t support culprits. TheTMC leader’s assertion comes immediately after the Calcutta High Court clarified that there is no stay on the arrest of Shajahan.“About the arrest of Shajahan Sheikh, Abhishek Banerjee is correct. The matter was stuck in the legal tangle of the court. The Opposition was doing politics using this opportunity. Thanks to the High Court today for clarifying the matter and allowing the police to take action. Shajahan will be arrested within seven days,” Ghosh posted on X.