Bengal violence | Supreme Court to examine plea accusing State, DGP of complicity with goons
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday determined to examine a petition accusing the West Bengal authorities and Director General of Police of complicity with goons who had unfold “terror and fear” following the Assembly election.
A Vacation Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B.R. Gavai scheduled the petition filed by 5 residents of West Bengal for listening to within the week commencing on June 7.
“Petitioners are aggrieved with the post-electoral violence in Bengal from May 2 causing bombing, murder, gang rape, outraging of modesty of women, arson, kidnapping, loot, vandalism and destruction of public property, which led to a widespread fear and terror in the minds of ordinary residents of the State, ultimately forcing them to leave their homes,” the petition, represented by senior advocate Pinky Anand, stated.
The petition alleged that the Mamata Banerjee authorities and the police had “sponsored” the goons. The police had threatened folks towards submitting complaints in instances wherein cognisable offences had been dedicated. The petitioners sought the structure of a Special Investigation Team and organising of a fast-track courtroom to examine and take a look at the instances.
The plea stated the courtroom ought to “protect the State from internal disturbance and ensure that the government in the State is carried on”. It requested the courtroom to direct the Centre to “deploy Central protection forces, including Armed Forces, for the restoration of law and order in the State of West Bengal”.
The courtroom additionally made the National Human Rights Commission, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights events within the case.
Ms. Anand stated these Commissions had already taken cognisance of complaints filed by victims of crimes, human rights violations, focused killings and post-poll political violence. She stated the courtroom ought to search studies from these statutory our bodies.
Exodus of folks
The petition stated the previous couple of days, following the elections outcomes, had seen an exodus from West Bengal.
“People are internally displaced and are forced to stay in shelter homes/camps in and outside West Bengal. The exodus of the people in West Bengal due to State-sponsored violence has posed serious humanitarian issues,” the petition stated.
It additionally requested the highest courtroom to “provide immediate relief to the internally displaced persons affected by the post-poll violence by setting up camps and make provision for food, medicines, pandemic resources, and make appropriate medical facilities accessible to them in light of COVID pandemic”.
The petition has urged the courtroom to direct the Centre to “constitute an Inquiry Commission to assess the scale and causes of the exodus as well as direct the State of West Bengal to provide long-term relief to the internally displaced persons”.
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