The Court said that the State government must extend its fullest cooperation to the CBI, which is probing allegations of mass sexual assault of women and grabbing of tribal lands in Sandeshkhali.
The Supreme Court of India adjourned hearing of West Bengal government s plea challenging Calcutta High Court order for a CBI probe into allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali till July.
Enforcement Directorate, on Monday, informed a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata that a share of the profit generated from the illegal land-grabbing deals of Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali has gone to some influential members of the state cabinet. Sandeshkhali Land Grabbing Case: State Ministers Got Share of Profit in Sheikh Shahjahan’s Illegal Land Deals, ED Tells in Court.
Sandeshkhali violence: The CBI has registered the first case to probe alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment, say officials. The next hearing is scheduled for May 2 where the central agency will present a comprehensive report.