Bengal CID Takes Over Probe Into "Attack" On Mamata Banerjee: Report

A team of CID officers will soon be visiting the spot in the Purba Medinipur district and record statements of the witnesses, an official said.

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the investigation into the Nandigram incident in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured during an election campaign, a senior officer of the agency said. A team of CID officers will soon be visiting the spot in the Purba Medinipur district and record statements of the witnesses, he said. A case has already been filed at the Nandigram police station on the basis of a complaint filed by TMC leader Shiekh Sufiyan over the incident, which happened on March 10, the officer said. The case has been filed under IPC section 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and section 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) against unknown persons, he said.