NHRC panel submits report on Bengal post-poll violence

A committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) probing allegations of submit ballot violence in West Bengal on Tuesday submitted 5 units of reviews in sealed covers earlier than the Calcutta High Court. A five-judge bench had directed the NHRC to probe allegations of submit ballot violence on June 18. Earlier the NHRC had submitted an interim report to the Court.

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, showing on behalf of the West Bengal authorities sought a duplicate of the interim report and mentioned they need to be allowed to file a reply on the report.

During the listening to, the five-judge bench ordered DNA matching of the physique Abhijit Sarkar, the BJP labour wing chief. The Court mentioned that second autopsy examination of Sarkar’s physique, has been carried out on the Command Hospital right here as per its earlier route and that the report was being ready. Additional Solicitor General Y.J. Dastoor mentioned the brother of the deceased chief had mentioned the household couldn’t determine the physique on account of dangerous situation.

During the earlier listening to, the Court had issued a present trigger discover for contempt of court docket towards the Deputy Commissioner of Police of South Kolkata for failing to forestall obstruction to the NHRC crew that visited Jadavpur. The Court directed that the affidavit filed by Deputy Commissioner of Police of South Kolkata must be despatched to the petitioners. The matter will come up once more on listening to on June 22.