Bengal Government Directed To Hand Over Sheikh Shahjahan To CBI By 4.15 pm
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Sandeshkhali made headlines after several people from the island levelled allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing against Sheikh Shahjahan and other Trinamool leaders.
Adding a new twist to the face-off between Bengal police and CBI over the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, the Calcutta High Court today set a new deadline for the Bengal cops to hand him over to the central agency.
A bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has now asked Bengal police to hand over Shahjahan's custody to CBI by 4.15 pm today.
The high court had yesterday asked Bengal police to hand over the expelled Trinamool Congress leader to the CBI. The Mamata Banerjee government challenged the ruling in the Supreme Court. When a CBI team yesterday reached to take Shahjahan's custody, it was told that the matter is before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court yesterday turned down the Bengal government's request for an urgent hearing.
