Birbhum killings: HC asks Delhi CFSL to gather samples from website of incident, orders govt to file report

By PTI

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed CFSL Delhi to instantly accumulate obligatory supplies for forensic examination at Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district, the place at the very least eight folks have been charred to dying within the suspected fallout of a TMC panchayat official’s homicide.

The court docket requested the state authorities to file a report within the case earlier than it by 2 pm on Thursday, when the matter will probably be taken up for listening to once more.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava, taking over a suo motu petition and a set of PILs, ordered that CCTVs be put in on the crime scene within the presence of district choose, Purba Bardhaman, and recordings be completed till additional orders.

The bench, additionally comprising justice R Bharadwaj, directed a crew of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Delhi to go to the place of incident and accumulate samples for examination with none delay.

It requested the DGP to make sure security of witnesses, together with that of a minor boy injured within the arson, in session with the district choose, Purba Bardhaman.

The court docket noticed that suo motu petition has been registered for truthful investigation within the case.

The petitioners within the PILs have prayed for a probe by the CBI or by another company which isn’t managed by the state.

Advocate normal representing the federal government opposed the prayer, stating an SIT was probing the matter and that there was no must switch the case to another company.