The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected an application filed by suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh for anticipatory bail in the multi-crore ration distribution scam case.
Single-judge Justice Jay Sengupta had last month constituted an SIT comprising of officers from the State Police and also the ED to investigate the case, however, the central agency has sought a CBI probe in the case.
The anti-money laundering agency told Justice Jay Sengupta that since politically influential persons are involved in the case, the State Police may damage its own case.