CBI probe in Bengal teen rape-murder case: TMC MP questions central agency's 'track record'

Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy questioned the CBI's 'track record' after the Calcutta High Court ordered the agency to investigate the Bengal teen's rape case.

A day after the Calcutta High Court ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged rape and murder of a teen in Bengal’s Nadia district, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has questioned the 'track record' of the central agency.

While welcoming the Calcutta High Court's order for a probe, the TMC alleged that a CBI probe is a "long process". "CBI has to bring the culprit out. But the track record of CBI says it's a long process. The investigation of Netai is an example. It has been happening since 2011," said Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy.

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Roy went on to question the way CBI functions. "CBI has not been able to find out the Gyaneshwari incident? Whether it was an accident or something else, CBI still has not found out," said Sukhendu Sekhar Roy.

On Tuesday, the Calcutta HC ordered a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Bengal’s Nadia district. The state police was asked to hand over the case to the central agency.

In its order, it stated that the case should be taken over by the CBI "in order to have a fair investigation in the matter and to instill confidence in the family members of the victim and also the residents of the locality and the state".