Calcutta High court orders CBI, SIT probe into West Bengal post poll violence Admin Thu, Aug 19, 2021, at ,03:06 PM A five-judge Bench of Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to hand over complaints of post-poll violence to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The central agency will probe allegations of murder, rape, and unnatural deaths. A 5-judge bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice IP Mukerji, Justice Harish Tandon, Justice Soumen Sen, and Justice Subrata Talukdar pronounced the verdict in a batch of petitions alleging State inaction against the alleged acts of violence unleashed by members of ruling Trinamool Congress party on those who supported the BJP during the election.The Court also directed to set up a Special Investigation Team consisting (SIT) of three IPS officers of West Bengal to probe other offences relating to post poll violence. The probe will be monitored by the retired Judge of the Supreme Court. The CBI and SIT were directed to submit a status report within six weeks. While hearing several writ petitions on post-poll violence the High Court in June 2021 had directed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to set up a committee to look into allegations of post-poll violence. The NHRC had submitted a report to the Court on July 13 directing that the probe be handed over to the CBI.