ENSURE RETURN OF POLL VIOLENCE VICTIMS BY TUESDAY: CALCUTTA HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to take steps to ensure that people displaced due to post-poll violence in the State return to their homes by Tuesday.

- SUPROTIM MUKHERJEE

It directed the police to keep a strict vigil in the areas where violence had taken place and ensure that such incidents do not recur. The court also directed that Central forces would remain in the State till June 26. Earlier, the forces were to remain in the State till June 21.

The directives were issued by a Division Bench presided over by Justice Harish Tandon while hearing petitions regarding allegations of violence in West Bengal after the Lok Sabha elections.

“Several complaints on this count have surfaced before, and fresh complaints are surfacing every day. We want to have a clear picture of the scenario. We want the displaced to return to their homes by next Tuesday. The police need to be more active in those pockets where complaints continue to surface,” the Bench observed.