Sandeshkhali violence: West Bengal Police hand over custody of Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI

West Bengal Police on Wednesday handed over the custody of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh to the Central Bureau of Investigation, The Indian Express reported.

Sheikh is an accused in the case relating to the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in the state’s Sandeshkhali village in January.

The West Bengal Crime Investigation Department sent Sheikh to a hospital for a medical check-up, as per the procedure, before handing him to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

This came following a fresh directive of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the court had transferred Sheikh’s custody to the Central Bureau of Investigation, but the order was challenged by the West Bengal government.

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate were allegedly attacked while carrying out a raid at Sheikh’s home in Sandeshkhali on January 5, in connection with an alleged ration distribution scam.

The Trinamool Congress state government told the Calcutta High Court that it would file a special leave petition in the matter before the Supreme Court and requested that Sheikh’s custody should not be transferred before it has done so. The court, however, did not grant this request.

#WATCH | South 24 Parganas, West Bengal | CBI team takes Sandeshkhali accused Shahjahan Sheikh to Joka ESI Hospital for his medical examination after getting his handover.

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