Bail Granted to Investigating Officer and Home Guard Charged with BJP Activist Murder

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The Kolkata High Court granted conditional bail to Inspector Ratna Sarkar, the investigating officer of the Kankurgachi BJP activist murder case in 2021, and home guard Dipankar Debnath, who were charged with murder by the CBI. The two were among the accused named in the second supplementary chargesheet of the case. The court imposed conditions on the bail, including the requirement that the petitioners assist the CBI in the probe and be present in court when asked.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Kolkata High Court granted conditional bail to Inspector Ratna Sarkar and home guard Dipankar Debnath, who were charged with the murder of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar.
  • The two were among the accused named in the second supplementary chargesheet of the case.
  • The court imposed conditions on the bail, including the requirement that the petitioners assist the CBI in the probe and be present in court when asked.
  • The bail was granted on Tuesday by the court of Justice Jay Sengupta.
  • Subhajit Sen, the former officer-in-charge of Narkeldanga police station, has also been named as an accused in the case and has moved a separate bail prayer.
  • The CBI attached the names of Sarkar, Sen, and Debnath as accused in the second supplementary chargesheet.

Statistics:

  • The second supplementary chargesheet was filed by the CBI.
  • The case was initially lodged by Biswajit Sarkar, the brother of Avijit Sarkar, who was killed in Narkeldanga during the violence after the announcement of the results of the 2021 Assembly Polls in the state.
  • The CBI probe was initiated after the case was handed over to them.
  • Subhajit Sen, the former officer-in-charge of Narkeldanga police station, retired from service as an assistant commissioner of Kolkata Police.

Sources:

  • ABP Private Limited, distributed by Contify.com