Bengal post-poll violence: Retired Calcutta HC chief Justice Manjula Chellur to head SIT probe

The retired Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to head the SIT probe. 

New Delhi: The retired Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to head the SIT constituted by Calcutta HC to probe the post-poll violence cases reported during the assembly polls in the state. Earlier, on August 19, in a major setback to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta HC had ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in the state, and for other cases, the court has ordered an SIT. The court also ruled that the compensation to victims to be given through direct bank accounts. Meanwhile, the state government has also filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Calcutta High Court order in the Supreme Court.