The West Bengal CID will investigate the custodial death of Lalan Sheikh, the main accused in the Birbhum district violence. Sheikh was found hanging on Monday in the washroom of a CBI camp office set up in a guest house. Wife’s complaint- In her complaint filed with the Rampurhat police station in Birbhum district, Sheikh’s wife alleged that her husband was murdered, and she named several CBI officers. The federal agency, however, rejected the allegations as “baseless”.
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HC order- Meanwhile, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the CID not to take any coercive action against CBI officers named in the custodial death case, based on a plea by the central agency.
- Allowing the CID to continue its probe on the FIR lodged by Sheikh’s wife Reshma Bibi, Justice Jay Sengupta directed that the investigation, especially the recording of statements and seizures, be videographed.
- The court noted that the post-mortem report of Sheikh’s body states "violent mechanical asphyxia" as the cause of the death. It also mentions ligature marks and bruises on the body.
The Birbhum killings- Sheikh, the main accused in the Birbhum district violence, was arrested by the CBI on December 3 and had been in its custody for questioning on the orders of a local court.
- At least 10 people were killed as their houses in Bogtui village were allegedly firebombed in the dead of night on March 21 after the murder of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh.
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