Bengal govt challenges Calcutta HC order in minor rape-murder case
Kolkata (IANS) | The West Bengal government on Friday challenged the twin orders of a single bench of the Calcutta High Court in the rape and murder of a minor girl at Kaliganj in North Dinajpur district. The two orders of a single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the High Court were upheld by Chief Justice T.S. The challenge was filed before a division bench headed by It also includes Justice Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmoy Bhattacharya. The first order pertains to the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the matter, while the second pertains to Justice Mantha seeking a report from the State Home Department on the alleged refusal of the police to cooperate with the SIT.
Despite a petition being filed in the High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter, Justice Mantha constituted the SIT, comprising the then Special Commissioner of Kolkata Police Damayanti Sen, retired IG Pankaj Dutta and retired CBI Joint Director Upen Biswas was involved.
Directed Justice Mantha and in particular the State Police to extend full cooperation to the SIT.
However, Sen has been transferred from his current posting to the less important post of Additional Director General (Training) of the state police.
Justice Mantha’s bench had recently received complaints against the state police for not cooperating with the SIT.
Expressing strong objection, Justice Mantha on Thursday sought a report from the Home Department within seven days.
The rape and murder case took place in April.
–IANS
