The order came following a petition in the high court seeking direction to the police to ensure protection to Opposition party workers in the wake of alleged post-poll violence in some places of the state following the elections.
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to undertake a probe into the allegations of rape of women and land grabbing of locals by miscreants under the influence.
Villagers allege that the police turned a blind eye to their complaints against the TMC leaders; of the three men accused, two have been charged with gangrape | Latest News India
Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been at the centre of a political storm for nearly a month and has witnessed unprecedented protests over allegations of sexual abuse by scores of women against a local Trinamool Congress leader.
Meanwhile, the Section 144, CrPC orders imposed in the area were set aside by another judge of the Court, who criticised the State for not arresting the TMC leaders accused of torturing the villagers of Sandeshkhali.