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CBI names TMC MLA, councillors in 2021 Kankurgachhi murder case
Kolkata: The CBI on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet in the 2021 murder case of BJP worker
Abhijit Sarkar
, who was killed during post-election violence in Kankurgachhi. The charge sheet names Beleghata MLA Paresh Pal, Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh, along with 15 others.
In the FIR, Sarkar's mother Madhabi said that on May 2, 2021, eight persons barged into their house at Narkeldanga around 3 pm and started enquiring about her son. The miscreants alleged that the Sarkar family had illegally occupied rooms belonging to the Railways and started beating up Abhijit, leaving him unconscious. He was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The CBI, which started the probe on Aug 25, 2021, has so far arrested 15 persons, and 15 more are currently absconding, said Biswajit Sarkar, the brother of the victim.
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After taking over the investigation, the central agency filed a supplementary charge sheet on Sept 30, 2021, before the ACJM court, Sealdah, against 20 accused persons, including the 15 persons already charge-sheeted by the state police.
In May 2022, Biswajit Sarkar sat in a dharna outside the CBI office at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake, demanding a "speedy and effective" investigation.
Days after that, the agency summoned Paresh Pal.
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Biswajit and his family members had earlier alleged that Trinamool Congress supporters had killed his brother and that Pal had a role to play in that.
In March 2024, Biswajit Sarkar threatened to sever ties with the BJP after seven members from Trinamool, who were allegedly involved in the murder, joined BJP. In protest, Biswajit covered a 'sahid bedi' erected by the party in memory of his brother with a white cloth. His mother also returned Rs 5 lakh, which was donated by the party to the family after the incident.
On Wednesday, Biswajit said he named a few more Trinamool leaders. "I hope that these persons too will be brought to the docks eventually," Sarkar said.
