Row over Calcutta High Court judge’s husband being quizzed by Bengal CID
The Hindu
The husband of a sitting Calcutta High Court judge has alleged torture by the Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police
At a time when the Trinamool Congress government and its leaders are defending allegations of corruption before the Calcutta High Court, the husband of a sitting High Court judge has alleged torture by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police.
Pratap Chandra Dey, husband of Justice Amrita Sinha, was summoned for questioning by the CID earlier this week and his allegations have triggered a political row. Justice Sinha is hearing a number of cases including those related to the State recruitment scam and allegations against Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee.
“I was treated like a criminal, accused of some heinous crime. I was questioned by more than one officer and questions were asked only about my wife... The officers told me that they were not interested in the case details, but wanted answers in respect of my wife. The video [camera] was switched on and off as per their desire and convenience. The torture and harassment went on for three and half hours. I was permitted to leave at about 3.30 p.m.,” Mr. Dey, a lawyer, wrote in a letter addressed to the president, Metropolitan Magistrate Court Bar Association.
The letter by the advocate added that that a notice under Section 160 of the CrPC was issued directing him to appear in the office of the Economic Offences Wing, CID, West Bengal.
The CID has denied all the allegations and said they are aimed at diverting attention from the issue at hand. “CID denies all the allegations mentioned in the said representation as concocted, baseless, and false and [they] appear not only to malign the reputation of the concerned officials but to cast aspersions on the ongoing investigation and to conveniently deviate from the issue at hand,” a press statement by the CID said.
The CID statement also said that Mr. Dey “used his influence as a spouse of a sitting judge of the Hon’ble High Court to favour Shri Utpal Majumdar”.
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