CBI files FIR against 5 for land grab, sexual assault charges in Sandeshkhali
The New Indian Express|April 26, 2024
THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered the first FIR against five influential people in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali to investigate alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment charges against them, officials said on Thursday.
MUKESH RANJAN

According to the officials, the case pertains to a land dispute where women of the victim's family were allegedly sexually assaulted by influential people in Sandeshkhali area. The officials in the CBI, however, refused to disclose the identity of the five accused and the victims. The Calcutta High Court on April 10 had ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, saying an "impartial inquiry" was required in the interest of justice and fair play.

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