The high court had in February taken suo motu cognisance of claims of sexual assault on women “at gunpoint”, and of the alleged transfer of tribal land in Sandeshkhali.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government received a stern reprimand from the state's High Court Thursday as it heard affidavits regarding the violence and allegations of extortion and sexual assault from Sandeshkhali before the election.
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday upped the pressure on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, declaring he will "shift base" to Sandeshkhali if Sheikh Shahjahan - the main accused in sexual assault allegations - is not arrested in 72 hours.
West Bengal police on Sunday stopped and arrested an independent fact-finding team who were en route to visit Sandeshkhali. The committee comprising former justices were arrested after they staged a protest against police for stopping them from visiting victims in Sandeshkhali.