PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldCBI Withdraws Pleas to Transfer West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Cases
The CBI withdrew about 20 petitions from the Supreme Court seeking to transfer 2021 post-poll violence cases outside West Bengal, citing changed circumstances. The petitions were filed in 2023 during Mamata Banerjee's tenure, citing witness intimidation and unfair trial concerns. After the BJP took power, the West Bengal CID started fresh inquiries, registering 181 new FIRs and 458 inquiries related to the violence.
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