CBI sleuths on March 8 searched the residence of suspended TMC chief Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali in reference to its probe into an assault on an ED staff within the space, officers mentioned.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) additionally visited areas close to his home in Akunchipara locality of Sarberia to gather proof in reference to the assault.
Mr. Sheikh, who has been suspended from the ruling Trinamool Congress, was arrested in a case associated to a mob assault on ED officers at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on January 5 when the central company had gone to look his premises in reference to an alleged ration distribution rip-off.
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The CBI staff was additionally joined by forensic and ED officers to assist the investigation.
A big contingent of central forces was deployed within the space for defense of the sleuths of the central companies, the officers mentioned.
The CBI officers opened the seal positioned on Mr. Sheikh’s dwelling by the ED to enter the premises. They’re additionally conducting videography and mapping the world for his or her investigation.
On Thursday, after acquiring custody of the suspended Trinamool Congress chief, the CBI visited his home and workplace in Sandeshkhali. Discovering each premises locked, the staff took pictures from outdoors earlier than leaving.
Mr. Sheikh, alongside together with his aides Shiba Prasad Hazra, Uttam Sardar and others, have been accused of sexual abuse and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.
After being on the run for 55 days, Mr. Sheikh was nabbed on February 29 in Minakhan space, round 30 km away from the island of Sandeshkhali on the outskirts of Sunderbans.
Mr. Sheikh is an accused in two circumstances lodged at Nazat Police Station in reference to an assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on January 5 throughout a raid at his home in a ration rip-off case.
On Wednesday, the CBI received his custody from the West Bengal Prison Investigation Division (CID).