th April) directed the
West Bengal s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a progress report of the investigation (by May 5) into Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar firing incident, wherein Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel opened fire allegedly after coming under attack from locals.
The Bench of Chief Justice Chief Justice
Thottathil Radhakrishnan and Justice
Arijit Banerjee was dealing with the plea instituted touching upon incidents that have resulted in the death of four persons.
The allegations in the plea are that the incident was the result of police firing in the course of electioneering.
The Court took into account the submission s made by the Advocate General for the State and Additional Solicitor General for the CISF as well as Counsel for the Election Commission of India who stated that two FIRs have been lodged – one at the instance of an officer of the CISF and another at the instance of an individual.