Calcutta High Court on Monday granted interim relief to the Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari By directing that no coercive action be taken against him and that the state should take leave of the court before arresting him. The court stayed the investigation in three of the five cases filed against the BJP leader.
The cases in which the court granted him relief include the ‘unnatural’ death of his security guard in 2018. He was summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department of the police to appear in the case. He refused to appear in front of the agency during the day.
A division bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha first stayed the investigation into the case registered in Contai, as well as one involved in a political clash in Nandigram, and another in the case of snatching of gold chains in Panskura – all three places in Purva Medinipur district. .
The court said the investigation may continue in two other cases, one in Maniktala, an alleged job scam in Kolkata and another in which Mr. Adhikari allegedly threatened a police officer during a political meeting in Kolkata, the court said. Said that the police would inquire. him at the time and place of his choice.
ED questions Abhishek
Court order came one day Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had inquired in the coal theft scam case in Delhi.
The development triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said the investigating agencies are facing probe by appearing before one leader, while the other is taking shelter in the court. “In cases where the investigation is on, the police can certainly interrogate Mr. Adhikari and arrest him if necessary. Where is the bar on his arrest?” Mr. Ghosh said.
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh said the government was targeting Mr Adhikari as the ED had summoned Abhishek Banerjee. Cases were registered against Mr Adhikari after he joined the BJP in December 2020.
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