The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency to take over the probe into the gherao of judicial officers in West Bengal’s Malda by a group of persons protesting against alleged mass deletion of voters during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, Bar and Bench reported.
There were “serious allegations” against the state police, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said while passing the order.
The incident took place on April 1, when a group of protesters held hostage seven judicial officers, including three women, for several hours. Stones were thrown at their vehicles while they were returning to their homes. They were released from the mob after midnight following the intervention of Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul.
A day later, the Supreme Court directed the deployment of central forces to provide security to judicial officers helping complete the revision of the electoral rolls in the state.
The exercise is underway ahead of Assembly polls to be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
On Monday, the court noted that the Election Commission had sought an inquiry by the NIA, which had submitted a preliminary status report in a sealed cover, Bar and Bench reported.
“We find that FIRs [first information reports] mentioned was registered by...
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