Sandeshkhali Case

Sandeshkhali Case: Supreme Court Upholds CBI Probe Order, Rejects West Bengal’s Plea

08 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court dismisses West Bengal government's appeal against Calcutta High Court's decision to order a CBI probe into allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. In Sandeshkhali, an island in Sundarbans, tensions have escalated amid allegations of sexual assault and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress leaders....

Sandeshkhali: CBI Lodges Chargesheet Against Sheikh Shahjahan In ED Case

28 May 2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has lodged a charge sheet against suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan along with six others in connection with the January 5th ED officer attack at Sandeshkhali on Tuesday. Earlier, the agency registered its first charge sheet in the case before a special court. What...

Amit Shah asks for detailed report on Sandeshkhali ‘sting’

07 May 2024

Home Minister Amit Shah, who spent the day in West Bengal on the campaign trail, is learnt to have asked for a “detailed report on the Sandeshkhali sting”. BJP sources said that the Union Home Minister held an organisation meeting late last night and asked the BJP State leadership to...

Supreme Court Adjourns WB Govt’s Plea on Sandeshkhali Case till July

29 Apr 2024

In a recent development, the Supreme Court adjourned the West Bengal government's plea against the Calcutta High Court's ruling till July. The West Bengal government had previously filed the plea challenging the High Court's order which directed the CBI to investigate cases of land-grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. Furthermore,...