Family of Anish Khan refuses to allow officials to exhume body

Police tried to ‘steal’ the body, says student leader’s father

The family members of Anish Khan, the deceased student leader, on Saturday did not allow the administration to exhume the body. Anish Khan was found dead at his Amta House on February 18 and the death has triggered massive protests across the State.

 A magistrate accompanied by several policemen arrived at the residence of the student leader in the early hours of Saturday to exhume the body but his father Salem Khan did not allow them to do so.

Mr. Khan said he was unwell and the body can be taken for the second post-mortem only on February 28. He said the police tried to ‘steal’ the body in the morning which was resisted by the villagers.

The Calcutta High Court had on February 24 directed the second post–mortem by exhuming the body under the supervision of a district judge with the consent of all parties.

“On the direction of Hon’ble High Court, today members of the SIT [Special Investigation Team] accompanied by magistrate went to exhume the body for holding further PM which was prevented fiercely in utter violation of the order of the apex court of WB,” the police tweeted from their official handle.

The State government had on February 21 set up the SIT to probe the death of the 28-year old student.