The West Bengal government on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe death of student leader anish khan, announcement comes after heavy protests A popular student leader who has led several social movements, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, has erupted over the death of Anish.
Four men, one in police uniform and three as civilian police volunteers, broke into Anish’s Amta house, put a pistol on his father’s head and threw it. student leader From the third floor of the house under construction. No arrests have been made so far, which has made the situation more serious.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “The state government will conduct a fair investigation… An SIT is being constituted under the leadership of the chief secretary and whoever is found guilty will be punished.” He said the death was unfortunate and the SIT would submit its report within 15 days.
Ms Banerjee said those who were going to the family just to show their faces on television did not know that “I was in touch with Anish and he helped us during the election”.
Family for CBI probe
The relatives of the deceased were about to go to the state secretariat to meet the Chief Minister, but after the announcement of the SIT, they postponed the plan. The family members said that they want a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
“we are confident Elder sister [Ms. Banerjee] But its not in the police.. we would have been happy if Elder sister Coming here will meet Anish’s ailing father,” said the brother of the deceased.
Earlier in the day, Panchayat Minister Pulak Rai visited Anish’s residence. The minister faced opposition from the local people who demanded justice for Anish. A team of police personnel led by the district deputy superintendent of police who visited the spot was faced with tough questions, “Where were you that day? [February 18, when the incident occurred],” the locals asked. The family members refused to hand over Anish’s mobile phone to the police and said that they would only hand it over to an outside agency or a court.
Meanwhile, protests continued for the third consecutive day over Anish’s death. Student organizations of the Left parties and the Congress staged a protest in Kolkata demanding justice for the family. The student union also clashed with the police. Civil society members organize a protest rally with a big banner “Mango” in Kolkata oh bhair rakte rangano…[Coloured in my brother’s blood]Taken from the lyrics of a song in 1952 to mark the Bengali language movement in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. February 21 is celebrated as International Mother Language Day across the world.
The Calcutta High Court also took cognizance of the death and asked the state government to submit a report. The matter will be heard again on February 24.
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